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Word: Centrosome
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Latin centrum (see centre) + Greek sōma ‘body’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛntrə(ʊ)səʊm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an organelle near the nucleus of a cell which contains the centrioles (in animal cells) and from which the spindle fibres develop in cell division.
Short Definition:organelle near nucleus of cell which contains centrioles in animal cells
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