microsome

[ mahy-kruh-sohm ]
/ ˈmaɪ krəˌsoʊm /

noun Cell Biology.

a small inclusion, consisting of ribosomes and fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, in the cytoplasm of a cell.

Origin of microsome

First recorded in 1880–85; micro- + -some3

OTHER WORDS FROM microsome

mi·cro·so·mal, mi·cro·so·mi·al, mi·cro·so·mic, adjective

Words nearby microsome

microsensor, microsite, microsleep, microsmatic, microsociology, microsome, microsomia, microspecies, microspectrophotometer, microspectrophotometry, microspectroscope

British Dictionary definitions for microsome

microsome
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsəʊm) /

noun

any of the small particles consisting of ribosomes and fragments of attached endoplasmic reticulum that can be isolated from cells by centrifugal action

Derived forms of microsome

microsomal, adjective

Medical definitions for microsome

microsome
[ mī′krə-sōm′ ]

n.

A small particle in the cytoplasm of a cell, typically consisting of fragmented endoplasmic reticulum to which ribosomes are attached.