cyclosis
(saɪˈkləʊsɪs)
[a. Gr. κύκλωσις encircling, f. κυκλό-ειν to encircle, to move in a circle.]
1. Biol. A term (proposed by C. H. Schultz in 1831) for the circulation of latex (milky juice) in the vessels of plants; also applied to the circulation of protoplasm in certain cells.
| 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 336 The phenomenon of cyclosis consists of a motion of fluid called latex. 1882 Jrnl. Quekett Microsc. Club Ser. ii. No. 1. 28 The phenomenon of cyclosis as seen in many hairs. |
2. Math. The occurrence of cycles; see cycle 10.
| 1881 [see cyclomatic]. 1885 Watson & Burbury Math. Th. Electr. & Magn. I. 6 The correction for cyclosis. |