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flame cell

[′flām ‚sel]
(invertebrate zoology)
A hollow cell that contains the terminal branches of excretory vessels in certain flatworms and rotifers and some other invertebrates.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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