ectosome

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noun

An extracellular vesicle assembled at, and released from the plasma membrane

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Meanings

nounectosome (plural ectosomes)

plural ectosomes

  1. An extracellular vesicle assembled at, and released from the plasma membrane

    In this work we reveal the underlying cellular mechanisms used during morphogenesis accompanying ectosome regeneration in the homoscleromorph sponge model: Oscarella lobularis.

    2015 August 14, “Oscarella lobularis (Homoscleromorpha, Porifera) Regeneration: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Metaplasia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From ecto- + -some.

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APA

ectosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectosome

MLA

“ectosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectosome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectosome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectosome.

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