Nematosome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nematosome is a noun meaning A multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella.
Meaning
A multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella.
More Meanings
- A particular organelle found in certain neurons, consisting of threadlike structures.
Example Sentences
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 lacks a limiting membrane.
Word Forms
- nematosomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stenotele, nematotheca, metacneme, amastigophore, nematophore, monostome.
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