Recent Examples on the WebSarcoplasmic hypertrophy is an increase in muscle size due to an increase in sarcoplasm, the non-contractile material in muscle cells.—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Sarkoplasma, from sarko-sarco- + -plasma-plasm
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