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centriole
CIDE DICTIONARY
centriole, n.
one of two small cylindrical cell organelles composes of nine triplet microtubules, which form the asters during mitosis. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
centriole, n. Biol. a minute organelle usu. within a centrosome involved esp. in the development of spindles in cell division.
Etymology
med.L centriolum dimin. of centrum centre
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