karyomegaly
karyomegaly noun: the condition of having an enlarged cell nucleus.
Noun
karyomegaly (uncountable)
- The condition of having an enlarged cell nucleus.
- As the cell grows the large size of the nucleus appears to diminish, but in some cases karyomegaly exists, as in the mantle of Zonites, of slugs, and of Prosobranchs, the circumcerebral tissue of snails, and the tissue around the otocyst in Cyclostoma.1895 April, “Connective Cells of Gastropods”, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, volume 15, number 2, page 167
- In addition, mammary glands in transgenic mice exhivited an increased occurrence of multinucleated cells, and some nuclei were enlarged (karyomegaly), with a hyperchromatic appearance.1999, Andrea Manni, Endocrinology of Breast Cancer, page 85
- Synonyms:
- cytokaryomegaly
karyomegaly meaning in Tamil
karyomegaly in Tamil
- மாகருநோய்
Synonyms of karyomegaly
Origin of karyomegaly
From karyo- + -megaly.
Questions about karyomegaly
- What does karyomegaly mean?
- Karyomegaly means the condition of having an enlarged cell nucleus.
- What is karyomegaly in Tamil?
- Karyomegaly in Tamil is மாகருநோய். See Karyomegaly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is karyomegaly?
- Karyomegaly is a noun.
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