Medical term:

centrosome


centrosome

 [sen´tro-sōm]
a specialized area of condensed cytoplasm containing the centrioles and playing an important part in mitosis.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

cy·to·cen·trum

(sī'tō-sen'trŭm),
A zone of cytoplasm containing one or two centrioles but devoid of other organelles; usually located near the nucleus of a cell.
Synonym(s): cell center, central body, centrosome, cinocentrum, kinocentrum, microcentrum
[cyto- + G. kentron, center]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

centrosome

(sĕn′trə-sōm′)
n.
A small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus that contains the centrioles and serves to organize microtubules.
cen′tro·so′mic (-sō′mĭk) adj.
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centrosome

(1) Uncertain; possibly the microtubule organising centre (MTOC). 
(2) The smallest hypothetical unit of life, the cytocentrum.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

cy·to·cen·trum

(sī'tō-sen'trŭm)
A zone of cytoplasm containing one or two centrioles but devoid of other organelles; usually located near the nucleus of a cell.
Synonym(s): centrosome, microcentrum.
[cyto- + G. kentron, center]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

centrosome

A small mass of CYTOPLASM, lying near the nucleus of a cell and consisting of a pair of centrioles, which divides into two parts before cell division. These migrate to the poles of the cell and the spindle develops between them.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

centrosome

an area of cell CYTOPLASM found near the nucleus, whose function is thought to be the organization of nuclear division since it is capable of assembling and disassembling MICROTUBULES. When nuclear division starts, the centrosome divides into two organizing centres which migrate to each pole (along with the CENTRIOLES, if present) and the spindle develops between them.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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