Etymology

karyo-

Today it means: relating to the nucleus of cells Full definition →

Ancient Greek κάρυον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάρυον“kernel”
  2. English todaykaryo-

From Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “kernel”).

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