plasmosome

[ plaz-muh-sohm ]

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.

plasmosome

/ ˈplæzməˌsəʊm /

noun

1. See nucleolus
   another name for nucleolus

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasmosome¹

First recorded in 1885–90; plasmo- + -some ³

Example Sentences

The equatorial plate often shows both the larger component of the pair and the plasmosome (fig. 71).

From Project Gutenberg

In figure 74 the two unequal elements are completely separated and the plasmosome has disappeared.

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