1. The cytoplasm of an axon; the protoplasmic substance that fills the axon of a nerve cell.
Usage: technical; biology

Examples

• The axoplasm flows continuously from the cell body down the length of the axon.
• Researchers studied how proteins are transported through the axoplasm of neurons.
• Damage to the axoplasm can impair nerve signal transmission.
• The axoplasm contains mitochondria and other organelles necessary for axon function.
• Under the electron microscope, the axoplasm appears as a dense, granular substance.