Cytoskeleton

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The internal framework of a cell, composed largely of actin filaments and microtubules.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cellular structure like a skeleton, contained within the cytoplasm.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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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