different between cytoplasm vs poultice

English

Alternative forms

• cytioplasm (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zytoplasma, Cytoplasma. Equivalent to cyto- +? plasm.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sa?t???plæz?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sa?to??plæz?m/

Noun

cytoplasm (usually uncountable, plural cytoplasms)

1. (cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

Derived terms

• cytoplasmic
• cytoplasmatic
• intracytoplasm

Translations

See also

• protoplasm

English

Etymology

From an alteration of Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?po?lt?s/

Noun

poultice (plural poultices)

1. A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.

Synonyms

• cataplasm

Translations

Verb

poultice (third-person singular simple present poultices, present participle poulticing, simple past and past participle poulticed)

1. (transitive) To treat with a poultice.

Anagrams

• epulotic