CENTROSOME


Meaning of CENTROSOME in English

[ 'sɛntrəsəʊm ]

■ noun Biology a structure near the nucleus of a cell which contains the centrioles and from which the spindle fibres develop in cell division.

Origin

C19: from L. centrum (see centre ) + Gk sōma 'body'.

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