karyosome

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noun Cell Biology.

Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.

a chromosome.

Origin:
1885–90; karyo- + -some³

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karyosome (ˈkærɪəʊˌsəʊm)

—n
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 kar·y·o·some (kār'ē-ə-sōm')
n.
An aggregation of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell not undergoing mitosis.

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Example sentences

The karyosome is pleomorphic, and may be minute to large and compact to diffuse, and centrally or eccentrically-located.

Trophozoites possess a single nucleus that contains a small, centrally-located karyosome and fine peripheral chromatin.

Trophozoites contain a large nucleus with a large, centrally-located karyosome but no peripheral chromatin.

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