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karyo-

 
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a combining form meaning “nucleus of a cell,” used in the formation of compound words: karyotin.
Also, caryo-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of káryon nut, kernel
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  1. Cell nucleus: karyogamy.

  2. Nut; kernel: caryopsis.


[New Latin, from Greek karuo-, nut, from karuon; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]
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karyo- 
comb. form of Gk. karyon "nut, kernel," used since c.1874 in biological terms refering to cell nuclei.
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karyo- or caryo-
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Cell nucleus: karyogamy.

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