1. Plural of kinetosome; small, cylindrical organelles found in certain protozoans and other cells that serve as basal bodies for flagella and cilia.
Usage: technical; biology; also called basal bodies or basal corpuscles

Examples

• The kinetosomes of the flagellate protozoan are arranged in a characteristic pattern.
• Under the electron microscope, kinetosomes appear as dense, cylindrical structures at the base of each flagellum.
• The kinetosomes in this organism are responsible for organizing and anchoring the flagellar apparatus.
• Researchers studied the kinetosomes to understand how the cell generates movement.
• The number and arrangement of kinetosomes varies among different species of protozoans.