perikaryon

Term: perikaryon

Literally meaning: “around nucleus”

Origin: Anc Greek
περί-/peri-(=around)
+κάρυον/karyon(=kernel, nut)

Coined/History

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Definition

    Perikaryon is  applied particularly to neurons denoting the cell body of a        
     neuron, exclusive of its nucleus.

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