- chromatoid body
- one of the dense accumulations of RNA found in the cysts of certain amebae (e.g., Entamoeba species), manifested as a deeply staining rodlike body. Called also chromatoid bar.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
chromatoid body
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chromatoid body — A body containing ribonucleoprotein material found near the nucleus during certain stages of spermatogenesis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
chromatoid — A refractile substance composed of chromatin, thought to be a nonglycogen food reserve contained within the cytoplasm of certain protozoa; seen in cysts of Entamoeba histolytica as rounded bars or chromatoidal bodies in contrast to the splintery… … Medical dictionary
chromatoid bar — see under body … Medical dictionary
accessory body — Argyrophil particles obtained from Golgi bodies in spermatocytes; see chromatoid body … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
chromatic body — see chromatoid body … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
