sarcoplasm

[ sahr-kuh-plaz-uhm ]

noun

, Biology.

1. the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.

sarcoplasm

/ ˈsɑːkəʊˌplæzəm /

noun

1. the cytoplasm of a muscle fibre

Derived Forms

• ˌsarcoˈplasmic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarcoplasm¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; sarco- + -plasm

Example Sentences

By this time the parasite has greatly distended the muscle-fibre in which it has hitherto lain, absorbing, with its growth, practically all the contractile-substance, until it is surrounded only by the sarcolemma and sarcoplasm.

From Project Gutenberg

Within the sarcolemma are minute fibrils and a semiliquid substance, called the sarcoplasm.

From Project Gutenberg