microsome

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪk.ɹə.səʊm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪk.ɹə.soʊm/
• Hyphenation: micro‧some

Noun

microsome (plural microsomes)

1. A vesicle formed as an artifact of cell disruption

Derived terms

• microsomic

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 微粒體 / 微粒体 (zh) (wéi lì tǐ)

• Hindi: अणुकाय (aṇukāy)
• Italian: microsoma (it) f
• Spanish: microsoma m
• Tagalog: miklawas
• Tamil: நுண்மெய்யம் (nuṇmeyyam)

References

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Microsomes&field=entry