protoplasm

n. 原生质 [医] 原生质, 原浆

发音

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词形变化

protoplasms 复数 protoplasms

别名

protoplasma

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.

    原形质

    原生质

    可数 不可数 生物 医学

词汇关系

词源

From German Protoplasma, coined by Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded”). By surface analysis, proto- + -plasm. Compare also protoplasma, used in Late Latin for the “first-created one” (i.e. Adam).

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