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cytosome en · NOUN

Etymology

From cyto- + -some.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The cytoplasm within a cell; the cell outside of the nucleus.
   • The fundamental component of the protozoan body is the protoplasm which is without exception differentiated into the nucleus and the cytosome. 1946, Richard Roksabro Kudo, Protozoology, page 33:
2. (countable) A type of cellular organelle which is enclosed by a membrane.
   • Moreover, calcium is concentrated in cytosomes, specific membrane-coated vesicles, which are also known as 'tannin vesicles'. 1994, R. E. Kendrick, G. H. M. Kronenberg, Photomorphogenesis in Plants, page 725:

Forms

Deriveds

cytosomal · cytosomic

Relateds

cytostome · cytosegresome

Synonyms

multilamellar body · cytoplasm

Translations (5)

fi sytosomi (organelle enclosed by a membrane) · de Zytosom (organelle enclosed by a membrane) · tl silidlawas (organelle enclosed by a membrane) · it citosoma (organelle enclosed by a membrane) · ko 세포질체 (organelle enclosed by a membrane)