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“microsoma”
microsome, microsoma
1. A tiny granule in the cytoplasm where protein synthesis takes place.
Cytoplasm is the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus which is full of proteins that control cell metabolism.
A granule refers to a tiny grain.
2. A small cytoplasmic body composed of fragments of endoplasmic reticulum and associated ribosomes.
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soma-, som-, somat-, somato-, -soma, -some, -somus, -somia, -somic, -somal, -somite, -somatous, -somatia, -somatic
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