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Centrosome

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules.
  2. 2
    small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules wordnet

Etymology

From centro- + -some.

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