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cytosome

[ sahy-tuh-sohm ]

/ ˈsaɪ təˌsoʊm /

noun Biology.

the cytoplasmic part of a cell.

Nearby words

cytosine ribonucleoside, cytosis, cytoskeleton, cytosmear, cytosol, cytosome, cytost, cytostasis, cytostatic, cytostome, cytotaxis

Origin of cytosome

cyto- + -some³

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Medicine definitions for cytosome

cytosome

[ sī′tə-sōm′ ]

n.

The cell body exclusive of the nucleus.

Any of the osmiophilic bodies that have concentric lamellae and occur in cells of the lung.multilamellar body

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