CYTOSOME

cytosome: translation

A specialized 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 specialized arrangement of cilia around the cytostome.

cytosome: translation

n. [Gr. kytos, container; soma, body]

A non-specific name for membrane bound polymorphous bodies in the cell cytosol.

мед. цитосома