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cen·tro·some 'sen-trə-.sōm n
1) CENTRIOLE
2) the centriole-containing region of clear cytoplasm adjacent to the cell nucleus
cen·tro·so·mic .sen-trə-'sō-mik adj
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n.
an area of clear cytoplasm, found next to the nucleus in nondividing cells, that contains the centriole.
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cen·tro·some (senґtro-sōm) [centro- + -some] an organelle, located near the nucleus of animal cells, that contains the centrioles; it is the primary microtubule organizing center and directs the assembly of the spindle in mitosis. Called also cell center and centrosphere.Medical dictionary. 2011.