Cytoskeleton

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cytoskeleton \cy`to*skel"e*ton\
     (s[imac]`t[-o]*sk[e^]l"[i^]*t'n), n. (Cell Biology)
     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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cytoskeleton
       n : a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in
           the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell
           shape and coherence