karyolymph /karyo·lymph/ (kar´e-o-limf″) the liquid portion of the nucleus of a cell, in which the other elements are dispersed.
karyolymph
kar·y·o·lymph (k r  - -l mf )n. The colorless gel or liquid component of the cell nucleus in which stainable elements are suspended, now known to be euchromatin. Also called nuclear hyaloplasm. |
karyolymph
[ker′ē·əlimf′]
Etymology: Gk, karyon + lympha, water
the clear, usually nonstaining, fluid substance of a cell nucleus. It consists primarily of proteinaceous, colloidal material in which the nucleolus, chromatin, linin, and various submicroscopic particles are dispersed. Also called karyenchyma, linin, nuclear hyaloplasm, nuclear sap, nucleochyme. karyolymphatic, adj.
karyolymph
the fluid portion of the nucleus of a cell, in which the other elements are dispersed.
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