APA Dictionary of Psychology
ectoplasm
- n.
- the relatively more dense cytoplasm found at the periphery of a cell. Compare endoplasm.
- in spiritualism, a viscous substance said to emanate from a medium’s body during a seance. Also called teleplasm. See also materialization. —ectoplasmic adj.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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