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epididymosome

epididymosome noun: a small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.

Noun

epididymosome (plural epididymosomes)

  1. A small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.
    • Epididymosomes are mainly concerned with the transfer of various proteins that lack signal sequences to spermatozoa where the proteins are GPI anchored.2015, Shio Kumar Singh, Mammalian Endocrinology and Male Reproductive Biology, page 135

Forms of epididymosome

pluralepididymosomes

Origin of epididymosome

From epididymo- + -some.

Words formed from epididymosome

Questions about epididymosome

What does epididymosome mean?
Epididymosome means a small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.
What part of speech is epididymosome?
Epididymosome is a noun.
What is the plural of epididymosome?
The plural of epididymosome is epididymosomes.

Words near epididymosome in the dictionary

  1. epididymo-
  2. epididymo-orchitis
  3. epididymodeferential
  4. epididymoorchitis
  5. epididymosomal
  6. epididymosome
  7. epididymosomes
  8. epididymotomies
  9. epididymotomy
  10. epididymous
  11. epididymovasostomies

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