Contractile Vacuole Definition

noun
A membrane-bound organelle found in certain protists that pumps fluid in a cyclical manner from within the cell to the outside by alternately filling and then contracting to release its contents at various points on the surface of the cell. It functions in maintaining osmotic equilibrium.
American Heritage Medicine

(cell biology) A vacuole that removes waste or excess water.

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Contractile Vacuole Sentence Examples

  • Middle Saccamoeba showing contractile vacuole (CV) distending the uroid, and the nucleus (N ).

  • Ameba moving toward the bottom left, prominent contractile vacuole toward rear.

  • They have the same functions as the contractile vacuole of freshwater Protozoa.

  • Middle Saccamoeba showing contractile vacuole (CV) distending the uroid, and the nucleus (N).

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