Definition of Trichocyst
1. n. A lasso cell.
Definition of Trichocyst
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Medical Definition of Trichocyst
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Small membrane bounded vesicle lying below the pellicle of many ciliates. Fusion of the trichocyst with the plasma membrane occurs at a predictable site which can therefore be examined for membrane specialisation.
(19 Jan 1998)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichocyst
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