cytoskeleton

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cytoskeleton has 1 sense

cytoskeleton(n = noun.body) - a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence;

is a part of cytol, cytoplasm

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cytoskeleton, n.

An arrangement of microtubules, microfilaments, and larger filaments within a cell serving to provide structural support of components of the cell, and to transport components from one part of the cell to another; the filaments are composed of protein and form a latticelike arrangement which may change rapidly with time. [PJC]