connexosome

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English

Etymology

From connexin +‎ -some (body).

Noun

connexosome (plural connexosomes)

  1. (molecular biology, biochemistry) a collection of connexins formed from internalized discarded hemijunction gap junctions awaiting disposal by lysosomes