Eukaryote
eukaryote

eu·kar·y·ote [ yoo-kar-ee-oht, -ee-uh t ]
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One of the three domains of life (the others being BACTERIA and ARCHAEA), also called Eukarya. These are organisms whose cells are enclosed in membranes and possess a nucleus. They comprise almost all multicellular and many unicellular organisms, and are traditionally divided into groups (sometimes called kingdoms) including ANIMALS; PLANTS; FUNGI; and various algae and other taxa that were previously part of the old kingdom Protista.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Organism or cells with a nucleus separated from the cytoplasm by a two membrance nuclear envelope and compartmentalization of function into distinct cytoplasmic organelles.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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