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cyclosis
[ sahy-kloh-sis ]
/ saɪˈkloʊ sɪs /
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noun, plural cy·clo·ses [sahy-kloh-seez]. /saɪˈkloʊ siz/. Biology.
the movement of protoplasm within a cell.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cyclosis
pseu·do·cy·clo·sis, noun, plural pseu·do·cy·clo·ses.Words nearby cyclosis
cycloplegia, cyclopropane, Cyclops, cyclorama, cyclosilicate, cyclosis, cyclosporin, cyclosporine, cyclostomatous, cyclostome, cyclostrophic
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British Dictionary definitions for cyclosis
cyclosis
/ (saɪˈkləʊsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
biology the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans
Word Origin for cyclosis
C19: from Greek kuklōsis an encircling, from kukloun to surround, from kuklos circle
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