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cyclosis

noun
cy·​clo·​sis | \ sī-ˈklō-səs How to pronounce cyclosis (audio) \

Definition of cyclosis

: the streaming of protoplasm within a cell

First Known Use of cyclosis

1835, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cyclosis

New Latin, from Greek kyklōsis encirclement, from kykloun to go around

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cyclosis

noun
cy·​clo·​sis | \ sī-ˈklō-səs How to pronounce cyclosis (audio) \
plural cycloses\ -​ˌsēz How to pronounce cycloses (audio) \

Medical Definition of cyclosis

: the streaming of protoplasm within a cell

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