| CENTROSOMES | • centrosomes n. Plural of centrosome. • CENTROSOME n. a minute, self-duplicating structure near the interphase nucleus, from which the fibres of the spindle radiate at mitosis. |
| CHROMOSOMES | • chromosomes n. Plural of chromosome. • CHROMOSOME n. a threadlike body containing the genetic material in the cell nucleus. |
| DICTYOSOMES | • dictyosomes n. Plural of dictyosome. • DICTYOSOME n. any of the membranous or vesicular structures making up the Golgi apparatus. |
| DROSOMETERS | • drosometers n. Plural of drosometer. • DROSOMETER n. an instrument for measuring dew. |
| KINETOSOMES | • kinetosomes n. Plural of kinetosome. • KINETOSOME n. a basal body. |
| MELANOSOMES | • melanosomes n. Plural of melanosome. • MELANOSOME n. a melanin-producing granule in a melanocyte. |
| NUCLEOSOMES | • nucleosomes n. Plural of nucleosome. • NUCLEOSOME n. a repeating unit of chromatin occurring along a strand of DNA. |
| PLASMOSOMES | • PLASMOSOME n. a nucleolus, also PLASMOSOMA. |
| SCHISTOSOME | • schistosome n. (Zoology) A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests… • SCHISTOSOME n. a disease-causing blood fluke. |
| SYNAPTOSOME | • synaptosome n. A structure containing vesicles and mitochondria of a synapse that is obtained when brain tissue is homogenized. • SYNAPTOSOME n. a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| TRYPANOSOME | • trypanosome n. Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of… • TRYPANOSOME n. a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |