plasmosome

[plaz-muh-sohm]

noun Cell Biology.

a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.

Origin of plasmosome

First recorded in 1885–90; plasmo- + -some³

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Examples from the Web for plasmosome

Historical Examples

The equatorial plate often shows both the larger component of the pair and the plasmosome (fig. 71).
Studies in Spermatogenesis
Nettie Maria Stevens
In figure 74 the two unequal elements are completely separated and the plasmosome has disappeared.
Studies in Spermatogenesis
Nettie Maria Stevens

British Dictionary definitions for plasmosome

plasmosome

noun

another name for nucleolus

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Examples from the Web for plasmosome

Historical Examples

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

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

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Origin of plasmosome