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Definition of: microsome
(mī′krə·sōm) noun Biol.
A minute corpuscle embedded in the protoplasm of an active cell. The great number of these corpuscles contributes to the granular appearance of protoplasm. Also mi′cro·so′ma (-sō′mə).
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