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karyosome

[kar-ee-uh-sohm]
noun Cell Biology.
  1. Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
  2. a chromosome.

Origin of karyosome

First recorded in 1885–90; karyo- + -some3
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karyosome

noun
  1. any of the dense aggregates of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell
  2. the nucleus of a cell
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karyosome in Medicine

karyosome

[kăr′ē-ə-sōm′]
n.
  1. An aggregation of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell not undergoing mitosis.
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