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cyclosis

[sahy-kloh-sis]

noun

Biology.

plural

cycloses 

  1. the movement of protoplasm within a cell.

cyclosis

/ ɪˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. biology the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans

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Other Word Forms

  • pseudocyclosis noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclosis1

First recorded in 1825–35, cyclosis is from the Greek word ýō an encircling. See cycl-, -osis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclosis1

C19: from Greek ܰō an encircling, from kukloun to surround, from kuklos circle
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Example Sentences

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I refer to what they call rotation and cyclosis.

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