ground substance

noun

: a more or less homogeneous matrix in which the specific differentiated elements of a system are suspended:

a

: the intercellular substance of tissues

b

: cytosol

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ground substance

noun

: a more or less homogeneous matrix that forms the background in which the specific differentiated elements of a system are suspended:

a

: the intercellular substance of tissues

b

: cytosol