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cyclosis

cy·clo·sis [ sī klṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
flow of protoplasm: the rotary flow of protoplasm within some cells and protozoans

[Mid-19th century. < Greek kuklōsis "encirclement" < kuklos "circle"]
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