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centrosome
cen·tro·some [ séntrə sm ] (plural cen·tro·somes)


noun 
Definition:
 
part of cell: a small region of cytoplasm near the nucleus of a cell. In animal cells, it contains rod-shaped structures from which the spindle fibers centrioles develop in cell division.

cen·tro·so·mic [ sèntrə sṓmik ] adjective
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