Centrosome

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Centrosome \Cen"tro*some`\, n. [Gr. ? center + -? the body.]
     (Biol.)
     A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It
     is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the
     machinery of cell division is organized.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  centrosome
       n : small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains
           the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
           [syn: {central body}]