karyosome

[ kar-ee-uh-sohm ]

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

  2. a chromosome.

Origin of karyosome

1
First recorded in 1885–90; karyo- + -some3

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karyosome

/ (ˈkærɪəʊˌsəʊm) /


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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