CENTRAL BODY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules

Synonyms:

central body; centrosome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("central body" is a kind of...):

cytol; cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)

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