See Also: Organelle(medicine)
organelle(dictionary)
cell organelle(medicine)

organelle (iou)



organelle noun. E20.
[mod. Latin organella, from organum: see ORGAN noun1, -EL2.]
Biology. Any of various specialized structures in the cytoplasm of an individual cell or unicellular organism, analogous to the organs of multicellular organisms.
organellar adjective L20.