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microsome

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Noun
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mi=cro=some

CIDE DICTIONARY

microsomen. 
     a tiny granule in the cytoplasm of a cell; it consists of ribosomes bound to fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

microsome, n. Biol. a small particle of organelle fragments obtained by centrifugation of homogenized cells.

Etymology
MICRO- + -SOME(3)

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