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cyclosis
[ sahy-kloh-sis ]
noun
, Biology.
, plural cy·clo·ses [sahy-, kloh, -seez].
- the movement of protoplasm within a cell.
cyclosis
/ saɪˈkləʊsɪs /
noun
- biology the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans
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- pseudo·cy·closis noun plural pseudocycloses
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cyclosis1
C19: from Greek kuklōsis an encircling, from kukloun to surround, from kuklos circle
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