We found 2 definitions of ground substance from 1 different sources.
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ground substance - the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded | ||
matrix, intercellular substance | ||
body substance the substance of the body | ||
bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||
cartilage, gristle tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults | ||
ground substance - the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | ||
hyaloplasm | ||
cytol, cytoplasm the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism |