glycocalyx

== English == === Etymology === From glyco- +‎ calyx. === Noun === glycocalyx (plural glycocalyces or glycocalyxes) (biology, anatomy) A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells. 2016, V. C. Hascall, P. H. Weigel, B. P. Toole, Hyalurolan, Ralph A. Bradshaw, Philip D. Stahl, Gerald W. Hart (editors), Encyclopedia of Cell Biology, Volume 1: Molecular Cell Biology, Elesvier (Academic Press), page 280, Most cells are able to dynamically synthesize hyaluronan and form cell-associated glycocalyces that include chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (e.g., versican and aggrecan) bound to the hyaluronan (Figure 4). ==== Translations ====