Cell Component
organelle Audio
or·gan·elle [ awr-guh-nel, awr-guh-nel ]
Subclass of:
Cytoplasmic Structures
Definitions related to organelles:
  • Cell component which is surrounded by a portion of cytosol. Examples: endoplasmic reticulum, ribosome, cytoskeleton, cell nucleus, mitochondrion.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Cell part which consists of macromolecules aggregated into discrete structures in the protoplasm. Examples: endoplasmic reticulum, ribosome, cytoskeleton, nuclear envelope, nucleus, mitochondrion.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • Discrete body found in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, defined by a surrounding membrane, and performing a specific function.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, vesicles, ribosomes and the cytoskeleton, and prokaryotic structures such as anammoxosomes and pirellulosomes. Excludes the plasma membrane.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Specific particles of membrane-bound organized living substances present in eukaryotic cells, such as the MITOCHONDRIA; the GOLGI APPARATUS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LYSOSOMES; PLASTIDS; and VACUOLES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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