See Also: Nucleolus(medicine)
nucleolus(dictionary)
cell nucleolus(medicine)
chromatin nucleolus(medicine)
false nucleolus(medicine)
nucleolus organiser(medicine)
granular component of nucleolus(medicine)
nucleolus organiser region(medicine)

nucleolus (iou)



nucleolus noun. . M19.
[Late Latin, dim. of NUCLEUS noun.]
Biology. A minute rounded body within the nucleus of a cell, associated with RNA synthesis. Also occas., a paranucleus.
'nucleolated adjective having a nucleolus M19.
'nucleole noun (now rare or obsolete) = NUCLEOLUS M19.
,nucleolo'nema noun, pl. -mas, -mata , Cytology a threadlike aggregation of particles in a nucleolus resembling ribosomes M20.