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cytoskeleton

/ˌsaɪdəˈskɛlətn/
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Definitions of cytoskeleton
  1. noun
    a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
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    type of:
    anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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