DICTYOSOME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

Synonyms:

dictyosome; Golgi apparatus; Golgi body; Golgi complex

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("dictyosome" is a kind of...):

cyst; vesicle (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))

Holonyms ("dictyosome" is a part of...):

cytol; cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)