Neuroplasm
[noo r-uh-plaz-uh m, nyoo r-] /ˈnʊər əˌplæz əm, ˈnyʊər-/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
neuroplasm neu·ro·plasm (nur’ə-plāz’əm, nyur’-)
n.
The protoplasm of a neuron.
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