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dictyosome

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dic⋅ty⋅o⋅some

  [dik-tee-uh-sohm]
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–noun Cell Biology.
the set of flattened membranes in a Golgi body, resembling a stack of plates.
Origin:
1925–30; < Gk díkty(on) net + -o- + -some 3
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dic·ty·o·some   (dĭk'tē-ə-sōm')   
n.  The Golgi apparatus in plant cells.

[Greek diktuon, net (from dikein, to throw; see deik- in Indo-European roots) + -some3.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dic·tyo·some
Pronunciation: 'dik-tE-&-"sOm
Function: noun
: any of the membranous or vesicular structures making up the Golgiapparatus
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dictyosome   (dĭk'tē-ə-sōm')  Pronunciation Key 
The Golgi apparatus of plant cells.
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