Meaning of LIPOSOME

Pronunciation:			'lIpow`sowm
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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector
	See Also:		cyst, vesicle
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Small, artificially-created spheres whose walls are phospholipid bilayers. They are made by mixing dry phospholipids, such as egg yolk, in water. The lipid bilayer can fuse with the lipids in cell membranes, so liposomes hold much promise as agents for delivering drugs or other chemicals directly into cells.