KARYOSOME


Meaning of KARYOSOME in English

/kar"ee euh sohm'/ , n. Cell Biol.

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

2. a chromosome.

[ 1885-90; KARYO- + -SOME 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .