organelle /or·ga·nelle/ (or″gah-nel´) a specialized structure of a cell, such as a mitochondrion, Golgi complex, lysosome, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosome, centriole, chloroplast, cilium, or flagellum.
Organelle
organelle
organelle [or″gah-nel´]
organelle(s) (ôr´g
nel´),
or·gan·elle (ôr g -n l )n. A differentiated structure within a cell, such as a mitochondrion, vacuole, or microsome, that performs a specific function. Also called organoid. |
Organelle
Specialized structure within a cell, which is separated from the rest of the cell by a membrane composed of lipids and proteins, where chemical and metabolic functions take place.
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organelle
[ôrgənel′]
Etymology: Gk, organon, instrument
1 any one of various specialized macromolecular structures bound within most cells, such as the mitochondria, the Golgi apparatus, the endoplastic reticulum, the lysosomes, and the centrioles.
2 any one of the tiny structures of protozoa associated with locomotion, metabolism, and other processes. Also called organella.
organelle [or″gah-nel´]
any of the organized cytoplasmic structures of distinctive morphology and function present in all eukaryotic cells, including such structures as the nucleus, mitochondria, lysosomes, peroxisomes, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum, as well as chloroplasts in plants and cilia and flagella in protozoa.
organelle(s) (ôr´g
nel´),n the specialized structures within most cells that are permanent and metabolically active, which include the nucleus, mitochondria, the Golgi complex, the endoplasmic reticulum, the lysosomes, and the centrioles.
organelle
a specialized structure of a cell, such as a mitochondrion, Golgi complex, lysosome, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosome, centriole, chloroplast, cilium or flagellum.
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