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cytosome

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From cyto- + -some.

  1. 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.

  2. 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'.

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