Definition of Cytostome

1. Noun. Mouth of a protozoan.

Group relationships: Protozoan, Protozoon
Generic synonyms: Mouth

Medical Definition of Cytostome

1. The cell "mouth" of certain complex protozoa, usually with a short gullet or cytopharynx leading food into the organism, where it is collected into food vacuoles, then circulated inside the body, eventually to be excreted through the cytopyge. Origin: cyto-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytostome

cytosol
cytosol
cytosolic
cytosolic
cytosols
cytosol non-specific dipeptidase
cytosome
cytosome
cytosomes
cytostasis
cytostatic
cytostatic
cytostatically
cytostatics
cytostome (current term)
cytostome (current term)
cytotactic
cytotactin
cytotaxis
cytotaxonomic
cytotaxonomies
cytotaxonomy
cytotechnology
cytothesis
cytotoxic
cytotoxic
cytotoxicities
cytotoxicity
cytotoxicity
cytotoxic cell

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