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noun
A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
History
From Latin centriolum, diminutive of centrum. English equivalent centri- + -ole.
Across languages
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