cyclosis

[ sahy-kloh-sis ]

noun,plural cy·clo·ses

[sahy-kloh-seez]. /saɪˈkloʊ siz/. Biology.

the movement of protoplasm within a cell.

Origin of cyclosis

First recorded in 1825–35, cyclosis is from the Greek word kýklōsis an encircling. See cycl-, -osis

Other words from cyclosis

pseu·do·cy·clo·sis, noun, plural pseu·do·cy·clo·ses.

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British Dictionary definitions for cyclosis

cyclosis

/ (saɪˈkləʊsɪs) /

nounplural -ses (-siːz)

biology the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans

Origin of cyclosis

C19: from Greek kuklōsis an encircling, from kukloun to surround, from kuklos circle

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