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X-organ

X-organ is the alternative form of X organ.

Meaning of X organ

Noun

X organ (plural X organs)

  1. A cluster of neurosecretory cells located in the eyestalks of crustaceans; it acts as a primary endocrine center that synthesizes and releases hormones regulating functions like molting and growth.
    • In crustaceans, endocrine functions are closely tied to nervous functions. Nervous tissues that produce and release hormones are called neurosecretory tissues. X-organs are neurosecretory tissues in the eyestalks of crayfish. Associated with each X-organ is a sinus gland that accumulates and...2001, Miller-Harley, Zoology Fifth Edition

Forms of X-organ

pluralX-organs

Questions about X-organ

What is X-organ the alternative form of?
X-organ is the alternative form of X organ.

Words near X-organ in the dictionary

  1. X-mas trees
  2. X-mases
  3. X-masses
  4. X-Menesque
  5. X-O
  6. X-organ
  7. X-outing
  8. x-over
  9. X-pack
  10. X-packs
  11. X-patent

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