English noun: ground substance | |||
1. | ground substance (body) the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded | ||
Synonyms | intercellular substance, matrix | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body substance | ||
Part meronym | bone, cartilage, connective tissue, gristle, os | ||
2. | ground substance (body) the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | ||
Synonyms | hyaloplasm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cytol, cytoplasm | ||