- trophonucleus
- SYN: macronucleus (2).
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tro·pho·nu·cle·us (tro″fo-nooґkle-əs) macronucleus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
trophonucleus
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trophonucleus — tropho·nucleus … English syllables
trophonucleus — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from troph + nucleus 1. : macronucleus 2. : the nucleus of a trypanosome or related flagellate as distinguished from the kinetoplast especially when held to be a metabolic control center compare kinetonucleus … Useful english dictionary
macronucleus — 1. A nucleus that occupies a relatively large portion of the cell, or the larger nucleus where two or more are present in a cell. SYN: meganucleus. 2. The larger of the two nuclei in ciliates, which governs vegetative metabolic functio … Medical dictionary
kinetonucleus — ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from kinet + nucleus : a kinetoplast formerly thought to be a secondary nucleus exclusively concerned with motor activities compare trophonucleus … Useful english dictionary
