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X organ

X organ noun: 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.

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 does X organ mean?
X organ means 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.
What part of speech is X organ?
X organ is a noun.
What is the plural of X organ?
The plural of X organ is X organs.

Words near X organ in the dictionary

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  2. X mark
  3. X marks
  4. X marks the spot
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  7. X Os
  8. x out
  9. X Prize
  10. X station
  11. X stations

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