Definition of Ectoplasm

1. Noun. (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance.

Category relationships: Spiritualism
Generic synonyms: Emanation

2. Noun. The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
Generic synonyms: Cytol, 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

1. [n -S]

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectoplasm

ectopic pinealoma
ectopic rhythm
ectopic schistosomiasis
ectopic tachycardia
ectopic teratosis
ectopic testis
ectopic thyroid
ectopic ureter
ectopically
ectopies
ectopion
ectopions
ectoplacental
ectoplacental cavity
ectoplasm (current term)
ectoplasmatic
ectoplasmic
ectoplasmic tube contraction
ectoplasms
ectoplastic
ectoproct
ectoprocta
ectoprocts
ectoprotein
ectoprotein kinase
ectopterygoid
ectopterygoids
ectopy
ectoretina

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