"centrosome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: centrosomes [plural]
Etymology: centro- + -some Etymology templates: {{confix|en|centro|some}} centro- + -some Head templates: {{en-noun}} centrosome (plural centrosomes)
  1. (cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules Wikipedia link: centrosome Categories (topical): Cytology Derived forms: centrosomal, centrosomally, centrosomic, telocentrosome Translations (organelle that controls the organization of its microtubules): 中心體 (Chinese Mandarin), 中心体 (zhōngxīntǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), centrosome [masculine] (French), Zentrosom [neuter] (German), centroszóma (Hungarian), sejtközpont (Hungarian), centrosoma [masculine] (Italian), centrosoma [masculine] (Spanish), gitlawas (Tagalog), sentrozom (Turkish)

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