noun
cytoskeleton
Technical term in cell biology for the network of protein filaments that gives a cell its shape and organization.
細胞骨格は、細胞の形を保つ重要な役割を果たしている。
The cytoskeleton plays an important role in maintaining the cell's shape.
Compound of 細胞 (cell) and 骨格 (skeleton), a calque of the English term 'cytoskeleton'.