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後形質 (koukeishitsu) Japanese meaning: metaplasm | Kotomora

後こう形けい質しつ

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Meanings

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metaplasm; granular cytoplasm

Technical term in cell biology referring to the granular, non-living portion of cytoplasm, as opposed to the living protoplasm.

後こう形けい質しつは細さい胞ぼう質しつのうち、顆か粒りゅう状じょうの部ぶ分ぶんを指

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Metaplasm is a biological term that refers to the granular portion of the cytoplasm.

Kanji

後behind, back, later
形shape, form, style
質substance, quality, matter

Etymology

The term is composed of 後 (after, later) and 形質 (character, trait, or in biology, plasm). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a technical coinage in cell biology.