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nematosome

nematosome noun: a multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella.

Noun

nematosome (plural nematosomes)

  1. A multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella
  2. A particular organelle found in certain neurons, consisting of threadlike structures.
    • A distinctive cytoplasmic inclusion consisting of a convoluted network of electron-opaque strands embedded in a less dense matrix was identified in the neurons, but not in the supporting cells, of rat sympathetic ganglia . This ball-like structure, designated "nematosome," measures - 0 .9 μ and...1970 April, Mary A. Grillo, “Cytoplasmic inclusions resembling nucleoli in sympathetic neurons of adult rats”, in Journal of Cell Biology

Forms of nematosome

pluralnematosomes

Origin of nematosome

From nemato- + -some.

Questions about nematosome

What does nematosome mean?
Nematosome means a multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella.
What part of speech is nematosome?
Nematosome is a noun.
What is the plural of nematosome?
The plural of nematosome is nematosomes.

Words near nematosome in the dictionary

  1. nematophagous
  2. nematophore
  3. nematophores
  4. nematophorous
  5. nematosomal
  6. nematosome
  7. nematosomes
  8. nematostatic
  9. nematostatics
  10. nematotheca
  11. nematothecae

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