See Also: spasmoneme(medicine)
spasmoneme(dictionary)

spasmoneme (iou)



spasmoneme noun. E20.
[from SPASM noun + -O- + Greek nema thread.]
Zoology. Each of the three strands (myonemes) in the stalk of a vorticellid protozoan whose sudden contraction causes the stalk to coil tightly, withdrawing the animal from danger.