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Noun: dictyosome
  1. A netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
    "The dictyosome packages proteins for secretion from the cell";
    - Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex

Derived forms: dictyosomes

Type of: cyst, vesicle

Part of: cytoplasm

Encyclopedia: Dictyosome