karyotheca

English

Etymology

From karyo- +‎ theca.

Noun

karyotheca (plural karyothecas)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of nuclear membrane.
    • 1900 September, Gustav Eisen, “The spermatogenesis of Batrachoseps”, in Journal of Morphology, volume 17, page 9:
      Karyosome, or nucleus — comprises the following parts: nuclear wall, or karyotheca, chromosomes and their constituents, linin, what is generally known as nucleoli of various kinds.
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