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centrosome

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Adjective, Noun
 : 
cen=tro=some

CIDE DICTIONARY

centrosomen. [Gr. center + - the body.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

centrosome, n. Biol. a distinct part of the cytoplasm in a cell, usu. near the nucleus, that contains the centriole.

Etymology
G Centrosoma f. L centrum centre + Gk soma body

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