🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

細胞小器官

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saibō shōkikan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Organelle/ˌɔːrɡəˈnɛl/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ミトコンドリアは細胞の重要な細胞小器官である。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    Any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell.

    "The mitochondrion is a vital organelle responsible for energy production in the cell."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the early 20th century as a diminutive of organ, modeled on New Latin organulum, meaning 'a small organ'.

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