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somatoplasm

(sō′mə tə plaz′əm, sō mat′ə-)

noun

the body cells collectively as distinguished from germ cells

Origin: somato- + -plasm

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somatoplastic adjective

See somatoplasm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The entirety of specialized protoplasm, other than germ plasm, constituting the body.
The protoplasm of a somatic cell.

Related Forms:

soˌma·to·plasˈtic (sōˌmə-tə-plăsˈtĭk) adjective

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