paranucleolus

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English

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ nucleolus.

Noun

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paranucleolus (plural paranucleoli)

  1. (cytology) A small condensed mass of the inactivated X-chromosome usually located just inside the nuclear membrane of the interphase nucleus