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vacuole /vac·u·ole/ (vak´u-ol) a space or cavity in the protoplasm of a cell.
vacuole (vak´ūōl´), n a clear space in the substance of a cell. It may stem from a degenerative process, or it may serve the cell as a temporary cell stomach for the digestion of a foreign body inclusion. vacuole a space or cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell. contractile vacuole a small fluid-filled cavity in the cytoplasm of certain unicellular organisms; it gradually increases in size and then collapses; its function is thought to be respiratory and excretory. |
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