"exosome" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛks.oʊˌsoʊm/ Forms: exosomes [plural]
enPR: ĕksʹ-ō-sōm' Rhymes: -ɛksəʊsəʊm Etymology: From exo- + -some. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|exo|some}} exo- + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} exosome (plural exosomes)
  1. (biology) An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (protein complex): eksosomi (Finnish), egzosom [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-exosome-en-noun-en:intracellular Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with exo-, English terms suffixed with -some, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with exo-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'protein complex': 77 23
  2. (biology) An extracellular vesicle released from the endosomal compartment of eukaryotic cells, responsible for the selective removal of plasma membrane protein. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (vesicle): solunulkoinen vesikkeli (Finnish), eksosomi (Finnish), exosome [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-exosome-en-noun-en:extracellular Categories (other): English terms prefixed with exo-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with exo-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'vesicle': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antiexosome, exosomal, exosome complex, exosomic, exosomopathy Related terms: exoprotein

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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