nematosome

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From nemato- +‎ -some.

Noun

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nematosome (plural nematosomes)

  1. A multicellular motile body found in the gastrovascular cavity of the sea anemone Nematostella
  2. A particular organelle found in certain neurons, consisting of threadlike structures.
    • 1970 April, Mary A. Grillo, “Cytoplasmic inclusions resembling nucleoli in sympathetic neurons of adult rats”, in Journal of Cell Biology:
      A distinctive cytoplasmic inclusion consisting of a convoluted network of electron-opaque strands embedded in a less dense matrix was identified in the neurons, but not in the supporting cells, of rat sympathetic ganglia . This ball-like structure, designated "nematosome," measures - 0 .9 μ and lacks a limiting membrane.
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