Definition of Spheroplasts

1. spheroplast [n] - See also: spheroplast

Medical Definition of Spheroplasts

1. Bacterial, yeast, or fungal cells that result after partial removal of the rigid cell wall, which forms a membrane-bound cell with a spherical shape that is dependent for its integrity on an isotonic or hypertonic medium. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spheroplasts

spheroids
spheroid articulation
spheroid calcification
spheroid colony
spheroid joint
spheroid joint
spheromak
spheromere
spherometer
spherometer
spherometers
spherophakia
spheroplast
spheroplast
spheroplasts (current term)
spheroplasts (current term)
spheroprism
spherosiderite
spherosome
spherospermia
spherular
spherule
spherule
spherules
spherulite
spherulite
spherulites
spherulitic
sphery
sphex

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