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centriole definition

cen·tri·ole (sen′trē ōl′)

noun

a small, dense structure in the middle of the centrosome: it doubles before mitosis, and each part forms the center of an aster during mitosis

Etymology: partial transl. of Ger zentriol < zentrum (< L centrum), center + -ol, dim. suffix < Fr -ole < L -olum

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