Medical Dictionary

cytopharynx

noun cy·to·phar·ynx \-ˈfar-iŋ(k)s\

Medical Definition of CYTOPHARYNX

:  a channel leading from the surface into the protoplasm of some unicellular organisms and functioning in ciliates as a gullet

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