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centrosome

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Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

cen=tro=some

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun centrosome has 1 sense

centrosome(n = noun.body) central body - small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules; Array

is a kind of cytol, cytoplasm

Derived form adjective centrosomic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

centrosome, n. [Gr. center + - the body.].

A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

centrosome, n. Biol. a distinct part of the cytoplasm in a cell, usu. near the nucleus, that contains the centriole.

Etymology

G Centrosoma f. L centrum centre + Gk soma body

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