CYTOPLASMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cytoplasmic mean? 

• CYTOPLASMIC (adjective)
  The adjective CYTOPLASMIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to cytoplasm

  Familiarity information: CYTOPLASMIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYTOPLASMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to cytoplasm

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

cytoplasmatic; cytoplasmic

Pertainym:

cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)

Derivation:

cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)

 Context examples 

A neoplastic gemistocytic astrocyte characterized by a diminutive size, a single, eccentric nucleus, and a cytoplasmic droplet of eosinophilic material.

(Mini-Gemistocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

The unusual combination of protein-protein interaction domains in MLN51 suggests a possible nucleo-cytoplasmic function.

(MLN51 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Mometasone furoate exerts its effect by binding to cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptors and subsequently activates glucocorticoid receptor mediated gene expression.

(Mometasone furoate, NCI Thesaurus)

Filaments which are composed primarily of actin and found in the cytoplasmic matrix of almost all cells.

(Microfilament Protein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The tumor cells contain cytoplasmic membrane-bound dense core granules resembling neurosecretory granules.

(Merkel cell carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The 103 amino acid cytoplasmic domain of the receptor contains several sorting signals.

(Basolateral Sorting Signal, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of atypical epithelial cells with an increased nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio, nuclear hyperchromasia, and loss of nuclear polarity.

(Bile Duct Biliary Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes cytoplasmic tyrosine-protein kinase BMX protein, is involved in signal transduction.

(BMX wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is responsible for posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression by capping, splicing, polyadenylation, and cytoplasmic transport of mRNAs.

(Monoclonal Antibody 703D4, NCI Thesaurus)

All members produce both cytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies.

(Morbillivirus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)