Organelle

Japanese: organelle
Organelle

…It is sometimes simply called a cell organelle or organelle. A general term for functionally and structurally differentiated organic units that have a certain function within a cell. The protoplasm of a eukaryotic cell is an organic unit in which the morphology of each part is specially differentiated to perform a specific function, just like the organs in an individual organism, in order to divide up complex and advanced functions. The nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and lysosomes are organelles that are functionally differentiated by membrane structures, while centrioles and ribosomes are examples of complex assemblies of proteins and nucleic acids that function as organelles. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "organelle" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…単に細胞器官,あるいはオルガネラと呼ぶこともある。細胞内で一定の機能をもつ機能的・構造的に分化した有機的単位の総称。真核細胞の原形質は生物個体における器官と同じように,複雑で高度な機能を分業分担するため,各部分の形態が特殊に分化して特定の機能を担う有機的単位となっている。 核,ミトコンドリア,葉緑体,小胞体,ゴルジ体,リソソームなどは膜構造によって機能的に分化した細胞小器官であり,中心粒,リボソームなどはタンパク質や核酸の複合集合体が細胞小器官として働いている例である。…

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