neuroplasm

[ noor-uh-plaz-uhm, nyoor- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.

Other Words From

• neu·ro·plas·mat·ic [n, oo, r-oh-plaz-, mat, -ik, ny, oo, r-], neuro·plasmic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroplasm¹

First recorded in 1890–95; neuro- + -plasm

Example Sentences

The great diseases of the brain and spine, such as general paralysis, acute and chronic mania, and others, the author believes will all be shown to be connected with special chemical changes in neuroplasm, and that a knowledge of the composition and properties of this tissue and of its constituents will materially aid in devising modes of radical treatment in cases in which, at present, only tentative symptomatic measures are taken.

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