digestive vacuole
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digestive vacuole — Intracellular vacuole into which lysosomal enzymes are discharged and digestion of the contents occurs. More commonly referred to as a secondary lysosome … Dictionary of molecular biology
digestive system, invertebrate — ▪ anatomy Introduction any of the systems used by invertebrates for the process of digestion. Included are vacuolar and channel network systems, as well as more specialized saccular and tubular systems. Comparison of unicellular and… … Universalium
Vacuole digestive — Vacuole La vacuole est une cavité remplie de fluide dans les cellules végétales et dans les cellules des champignons, et dont la fonction est d emmagasiner les éléments nutritifs et l eau. Sommaire 1 Cellule animale 2 Cellule végétale 2.1… … Wikipédia en Français
vacuole — [ vakɥɔl ] n. f. • 1734; du lat. vacuum ♦ Didact. Petite cavité, intervalle vide. Vacuoles de certaines scories, des lapilli. Histol. Espace circonscrit, parfois limité par une membrane, au sein du cytoplasme d une cellule ou d un organisme… … Encyclopédie Universelle
vacuole — 1. A minute space in any tissue. 2. A clear space in the substance of a cell, sometimes degenerative in character, sometimes surrounding an englobed foreign body and serving as a temporary cell stomach for the digestion of the … Medical dictionary
food vacuole — Cell Biol. a membrane enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken up in by the process of phagocytosis. See diag. under ameba. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
food vacuole — food′ vac uole n. cbl a membrane enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken in by the process of phagocytosis • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
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