cytosome

[ sahy-tuh-sohm ]
/ ˈsaɪ təˌsoʊm /

noun Biology.

the cytoplasmic part of a cell.

Origin of cytosome

Medical definitions for cytosome

cytosome
[ sītə-sōm′ ]

n.

The cell body exclusive of the nucleus.
Any of the osmiophilic bodies that have concentric lamellae and occur in cells of the lung. multilamellar body