Hypertext Webster Gateway: "centrosome"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Centrosome \Cen"tro*some`\, n. [Gr. ? center + -? 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
centrosome
n : small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains
the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
[syn: {central body}]
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