plasmosome
[ plaz-muh-sohm ]
nounCell Biology.
a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.
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The equatorial plate often shows both the larger component of the pair and the plasmosome (fig. 71).
Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria StevensIn 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
/ (ˈplæzməˌsəʊm) /
noun
another name for nucleolus
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