karyotheca

English

Etymology

From karyo- +‎ theca.

Noun

karyotheca (plural karyothecas)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of nuclear membrane
   • 1900 September, Gustav Eisen, “The spermatogenesis of Batrachoseps”, in Journal of Morphology, volume 17, page 9:

     Karyosome, or nucleus — comprises the following parts: nuclear wall, or karyotheca, chromosomes and their constituents, linin, what is generally known as nucleoli of various kinds.

Related terms

• karyothecal