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cyclosis

[ sahy-kloh-sis ]

noun

, Biology.
, plural cy·clo·ses [sahy-, kloh, -seez].
  1. the movement of protoplasm within a cell.

cyclosis

/ saɪˈkləʊsɪs /

noun

  1. biology the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans

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Other Words From

  • pseudo·cy·closis noun plural pseudocycloses

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclosis1

First recorded in 1825–35, cyclosis is from the Greek word kýklōsis an encircling. See cycl-, -osis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclosis1

C19: from Greek kuklōsis an encircling, from kukloun to surround, from kuklos circle

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