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karyosome /karyo·some/ (kar´e-o-sōm″) any of the condensed irregular clumps of chromatin dispersed in the chromatin network of a cell.

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An aggregation of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell not undergoing mitosis.

karyosome

[ker′ē·əsōm′]

Etymology: Gk, karyon + soma, body

a dense, irregular mass of chromatin filaments in a cell nucleus. It is often seen during interphase and may be confused with the nucleolus because of similar staining properties. Also called chromatin nucleolus, chromocenter, false nucleolus, prochromosome.

karyosome

any aggregation of chromatin within a cell.

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