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Definition of Vacuoles

Vacuole
Vacuole Vac"u*ole, n. [L. vacuus empty: cf. F. vacuole.] (Biol.) A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell protoplasm. Contractile vacuole. (Zo["o]l.) See under Contractile, and see Illusts. of Infusoria, and Lobosa. Food vacuole. (Zo["o]l.) See under Food, and see Illust. of Infusoria.

Meaning of Vacuoles from wikipedia

- germination (these are kept in 'protein bodies', which are modified vacuoles). Vacuoles also play a major role in autophagy, maintaining a balance between...
- contractile vacuoles belong to Chlamydomonas, with a diameter of 1.5 μm. In Paramecium, which has one of the most complex contractile vacuoles, the vacuole is...
- The food vacuole, or digestive vacuole, is an organelle found in simple eukaryotes such as protists. This organelle is essentially a lysosome. During...
- cytoplasm to vacuoles. This pathway is a production of complex molecules resulting in the digestion of cytoplasm components. Cell cytoplasm and vacuoles play...
- The parasitophorous vacuole (PV) is a structure produced by apicomplexan parasites in the cells of its host. The PV allows the parasite to develop while...
- this definition. Plant vacuoles are found to be much more diverse in structure and function than previously thought. Some vacuoles contain their own hydrolytic...
- inclusion body myopathy; HIBM; Distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles; DMRV; Nonaka myopathy; Rimmed vacuole myopathy; Quadriceps Sparing Myopathy; GNE myopathy...
- such as the ribosomes, mitochondria, plant plastids, lipid droplets, and vacuoles. Many cellular activities take place within the cytoplasm, such as many...
- a clear area in the center of the structure referred to as a nucleolar vacuole. Nucleoli of various plant species have been shown to have very high concentrations...
- into the rounded, ball-like m**** in the endoplasm called food vacuole. The food vacuoles are circulated by the streaming movement of the endoplasm which...