[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.
