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Definition of Karyon
1. Noun. A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.
Group relationships: Cell
Specialized synonyms: Pronucleus, Subthalamic Nucleus
Terms within: Karyoplasm, Nucleoplasm
Terms within: Nucleole, Nucleolus, Chromatin, Chromatin Granule, Achromatin, Linin, Chromosome
Generic synonyms: Cell Organ, Cell Organelle, Organelle
Derivative terms: Nucleate
Definition of Karyon
1. Noun. (cytology) The nucleus of a cell ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Karyon
1. the cell nucleus [n -S]
Medical Definition of Karyon
1. Synonym: nucleus. Origin: G. Karyon, a nut, kernel (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Karyon
Literary usage of Karyon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practitioner's medical dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1910)
"Syn., Aster. Karyo- (kar-eo-) [karyon}. A prefix signifying relating to the karyon
or cell-nucleus ..."
2. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"... karyon, nut). A genus of palms, natives of the East Indies. One species (Caryota
urens) is remarkable for the acridity of its fruit, which produces a ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... an excellent symposium volume, consisting of 16 original articles, a reprint
of EC Dougherty's abstract (1957) introducing the terms "pro- karyon" and ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"JB KELLER and WM ASTROCARYUM (Greek, astron, star, and karyon. nut ; referring
to star-like arrangement of the fruits I. ..."
5. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1919)
"... forming a syn- karyon; fertilization is then complete, and in this condition
tin; oocyst is passed from the original host and falls to the ground, ..."
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