'cytoskeleton' definitions:
Definition of 'cytoskeleton'
(from WordNet)
noun
A microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
Definition of 'cytoskeleton'
From: 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]