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Definition of Ectoplasm
1. Noun. (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance.
2. Noun. The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
Definition of Ectoplasm
1. n. The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum.
Definition of Ectoplasm
1. Noun. (parapsychology) The visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead. ¹
2. Noun. (parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost. ¹
3. Noun. (cytology) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ectoplasm
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Medical Definition of Ectoplasm
1. Granule free cytoplasm of amoeba lying immediately below the plasma membrane. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)