protoplast

protoplast definition - medical

pro·to·plast (prōˈtə-plăstˌ)

noun
  1. The living material of a plant or bacterial cell, including the protoplasm and plasma membrane after the cell wall has been removed.
  2. One that is the first made or formed; a prototype.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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