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Centrosome
Cen′tro-someˊ
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] center + -[GREEK] the body.]
(Biol.)
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.
Definition 2024
centrosome
centrosome
English
Noun
centrosome (plural centrosomes)
- (cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules