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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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