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2. Noun. (biology countable) A type of cellular organelle which is enclosed by a membrane. ¹

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Definition of Cytosome

1. the part of a cell outside the nucleus [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cytosome

1. A specialised region of various protozoans in which phagocytosis is likely to occur. Often there is a clear concentration of microtubules or/and microfilaments in the region of the cytostome. In ciliates there may be a specialised arrangement of cilia around the cytostome. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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