chromomere

[ kroh-muh-meer ]
/ ˈkroʊ məˌmɪər /

noun

Genetics. one of the beadlike granules arranged in a linear series in a chromonema.
Anatomy. the central, granular part of a blood platelet.
Compare hyalomere.

Origin of chromomere

First recorded in 1895–1900; chromo- + -mere

OTHER WORDS FROM chromomere

chro·mo·mer·ic [kroh-muh-mer-ik, -meer-] /ˌkroʊ məˈmɛr ɪk, -ˈmɪər-/, adjective

Words nearby chromomere

chromogenesis, chromogenic, chromolithograph, chromolithography, chromolysis, chromomere, chromomycosis, chromonema, chromophil, chromophil adenoma, chromophilia

British Dictionary definitions for chromomere

chromomere
/ (ˈkrəʊməˌmɪə) /

noun

cytology any of the dense areas of chromatin along the length of a chromosome during the early stages of cell division

Medical definitions for chromomere

chromomere
[ krō′mə-mîr′ ]

n.

A condensed segment of a chromonema.
granulomere