Karyolemma

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nuclear membrane.

    "Photomicrographs revealed that the microvilli were shorter and sparser; the nuclear envelope invaginated and gaps in the karyolemma increased; and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) swelled significantly."

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"Photomicrographs revealed that the microvilli were shorter and sparser; the nuclear envelope invaginated and gaps in the karyolemma increased; and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) swelled significantly."

Etymology

From karyo- + lemma.

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