Karyosome
[kar-ee-uh-sohm] /ˈkær i əˌsoʊm/
noun, Cell Biology.
1.
Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
2.
a chromosome.
/ˈkærɪəʊˌsəʊm/
noun
1.
any of the dense aggregates of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell
2.
the nucleus of a cell
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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