organule

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noun

One of the essential cells or elements of an organ.

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Meanings

nounorganule (plural organules)

plural organules

  1. datedanatomyOne of the essential cells or elements of an organ.

    The physical agent must act first on the sense-organules, and these in turn act upon the filaments of the nerve

    1866, Thomas Henry Huxley, Lessons in Elementary Physiology

Origin

From organ + -ule.

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APA

organule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organule

MLA

“organule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organule.

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