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Definition of Micropore
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Micropore
1. An organelle formed by the pellicle of all stages of sporozoan protozoa of the subphylum Apicomplexa and also found in developmental stages that may lack the inner pellicle layer; it is composed of two concentric rings (in transverse section), the inner of which corresponds with an invagination of the outer pellicle membrane. Micorpores thus far observed seem to serve as feeding organelles; their role in nonfeeding developmental forms is unknown. Origin: micro-+ G. Poros, pore (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Micropore
Literary usage of Micropore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"... adaptation for boring into the egg> (2) a remnant of the cytoplasm ; (3) fluid
expressed from the nucleus upon shrivelling ; (4) a micropore surrounded ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"... adaptation for boring into the egg; (2) a remnant of the cytoplasm ; (3) fluid
expressed from the nucleus upon shrivelling; (4) a micropore surrounded ..."
3. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"She had changed out of her maid's uniform into civvies: smart coveralls whose
micropore fabric breathed in time with her own respiration. ..."
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