microbody

microbody

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-
Proto-West Germanic *bodag
Old English bodiġ
Middle English bodi
English body
English microbody

    From micro- + body.

    Noun

    microbody (plural microbodies)

    1. (cytology) A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.

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