"axoplast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: axoplasts [plural]
Etymology: From axo- + -plast. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|axo|plast}} axo- + -plast Head templates: {{en-noun}} axoplast (plural axoplasts)
  1. (biology) A dense structure, with no microtubules, located in the center or close to the nucleus of a cell, and from which radiate axopodia. Categories (topical): Biology

Inflected forms

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