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cy·clo·sis

(sī-klō′sĭs)

n. pl. cy·clo·ses (-sēz)

The streaming rotary motion of protoplasm within certain cells and one-celled organisms.

[New Latin, from Greek kuklōsis, a surrounding, from kukloun, to surround, from kuklos, circle; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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cyclosis

(saɪˈkləʊsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-siːz)

(Biology) biology the circulation of cytoplasm or cell organelles, such as food vacuoles in some protozoans

[C19: from Greek kuklōsis an encircling, from kukloun to surround, from kuklos circle]

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stream•ing

(ˈstri mɪŋ)

n.

1. an act or instance of flowing.

2. rapid flowing of cytoplasm within a cell; cyclosis.

3. Computers. a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream: live streaming video.

[1350–1400]

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cyclosis - the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell

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organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals

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