cyclosis

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cyclosis A type of cytoplasmic streaming in which the organelles circulate within the cell cytoplasm (e.g. in the passage of food vacuoles in Ciliatea).

cyclosis

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cyclosis The circulation of protoplasm within a cell; the protoplasm moves at about 1–5cm/h. See also CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING.

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