| karyolymph | The presumably fluid substance or gel of the nucleus in which stainable elements were believed to be suspended; much that was formerly considered to be karyolymph is now known to be euchromatin. Synonym: nuclear hyaloplasm, nuclear sap, nucleochylema, nucleochyme. Origin: karyo-+ L. Lympha, clear water (05 Mar 2000) |
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| karyolysis | The destruction of a cells nucleus. (09 Oct 1997) |
| karyolytic | Relating to karyolysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyomegaly | The condition of a cells nucleusbeing abnormally enlarged (i.e., for reasons other than it being polyploid). (09 Oct 1997) |
| karyomere | A vesicle containing only a small part of the typical nucleus, usually following an abnormal mitosis. Origin: karyo-+ G. Meros, part (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyomicrosome | One of the minute particles or granules making up the substance of the cell nucleus. Synonym: nucleomicrosome. Origin: karyo-+ G. Mikros, small, + soma, body (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyomitome | The nuclear chromatin network. Origin: karyo-+ mitosis + -ome (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyomiton | <biology> The reticular network of fine fibres, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed; in opposition to kytomiton, or the network in the body of the cell. Origin: NL, Gr. A nut + a thread. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| karyomorphism | 1. Development of the nucleus of a cell. 2. Denoting the nuclear shapes of cells, especially leukocytes. Origin: karyo-+ G. Morphe, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyon | Synonym: nucleus. Origin: G. Karyon, a nut, kernel (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyophage | An intracellular parasite that feeds on the host nucleus. Origin: karyo-+ G. Phago, to devour (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyoplasm | Areas within a nucleus that seem to contain only clear fluid. (09 Oct 1997) |
| karyoplasma | <biology> The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell: nucleoplasm; in opposition to kytoplasma, the protoplasm of the cell. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A num + a thing molded. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| karyoplasmolysis | Dissolution of the achromatin of a cell or of its nucleus. Synonym: karyoplasmolysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| karyoplast | <cell biology> A nucleus isolated from a eukaryotic cell surrounded by a very thin layer of cytoplasm and a plasma membrane. The remainder of the cell is a cytoplast. (18 Nov 1997) |