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Definition of: karyosome
(kar′ē·ə·sōm′) noun Biol.
1. A chromosome.
2. A mass of chromatin in the resting nucleus of the cell.
3. The cell nucleus itself. Also kar′y·o·so′ma (-sō′mə).
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