Definition of karyosome
: a mass of chromatin in a cell nucleus that resembles a nucleolus
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karyosome
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kar·yo·some
\ˈkar-ē-ə-ˌsōm\
Medical Definition of karyosome
: a mass of chromatin in a cell nucleus that resembles a nucleolus
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