Cytosome

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The cytoplasm within a cell; the cell outside of the nucleus. uncountable

    "The fundamental component of the protozoan body is the protoplasm which is without exception differentiated into the nucleus and the cytosome."

  2. 2
    A type of cellular organelle which is enclosed by a membrane. countable

    "Moreover, calcium is concentrated in cytosomes, specific membrane-coated vesicles, which are also known as 'tannin vesicles'."

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cytoplasmcytoplasmmultilamellar bodymultilamellar body

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"The fundamental component of the protozoan body is the protoplasm which is without exception differentiated into the nucleus and the cytosome."

Etymology

From cyto- + -some.

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