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The prefix (karyo- or caryo-) means nut or kernel and also refers to the nucleus of a cell.
Examples
Caryopsis (cary-opsis): fruit of grasses and grains that consists of a single-celled, seed-like fruit.
Karyocyte (karyo-cyte): a cell that contains a nucleus.
Karyochrome (karyo-chrome): a type of nerve cell in which the nucleus stains easily with dyes.
Karyogamy (karyo-gamy): uniting of cell nuclei, as in fertilization.
Karyokinesis (karyo-kinesis): division of the nucleus that occurs during the cell cycle phases of mitosis and meiosis.
Karyology (karyo-logy): the study of the structure and function of the cell nucleus.
Karyolymph (karyo-lymph): the aqueous component of the nucleus in which the chromatin and other nuclear components are suspended.
Karyolysis (karyo-lysis): the dissolution of the nucleus that occurs during cell death.
Karyomegaly (karyo-mega-ly): abnormal enlargement of the cell nucleus.
Karyomere (karyo-mere): a vesicle containing a small portion of the nucleus, typically following abnormal cell division.
Karyomitome (karyo-mitome): chromatin network within the cell nucleus.
Karyon (karyon): the cell nucleus.
Karyophage (karyo-phage): a parasite that engulfs and destroys the nucleus of a cell.
Karyoplasm (karyo-plasm): the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell; also known as nucleoplasm.
Karyopyknosis (karyo-pyk-nosis): shrinkage of the cell nucleus that is accompanied by the condensation of chromatin during apoptosis.
Karyorrhexis (karyo-rrhexis): stage of cell death in which the nucleus ruptures and disperses its chromatin throughout the cytoplasm.
Karyosome (karyo-some): dense mass of chromatin in the nucleus of a non-dividing cell.
Karyostasis (karyo-stasis): stage of the cell cycle, also known as interphase, where the cell undergoes a period of growth in preparation for cell division. This stage occurs between two successive divisions of the cell nucleus.
Karyotheca (karyo-theca): double membrane that encloses the contents of the nucleus, also known as the nuclear envelope. Its outer portion is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.
Karyotype (karyo-type): an organized visual representation of the chromosomes in the cell nucleus arranged according to characteristics such as number, size, and shape.
