ground substance
1. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded • Syn: matrix, intercellular substance • Hypernyms: body substance • Part Holonyms: bone, os, cartilage, gristle, connective tissue 2. the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell • Syn: hyaloplasm • Derivationally related forms: hyaloplasmic (for: hyaloplasm) • Hypernyms: cytoplasm, cytol
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