centrosome

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UK/ˈsɛntɹəˌsəʊm/US/ˈsentɹoʊˌsoʊm/US/ˈsentɹoʊˌzoʊm/

noun

An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.

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cytocentercytocentrumcentral body
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Meanings

nouncentrosome (plural centrosomes)

plural centrosomes

  1. biologyAn organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.

    Synonyms: cytocenter, cytocentrum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules.

Similar
cytocentercytocentrum

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
central body
Broader
cytoplasmcytol
Also see
cytocentercytocentrum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From centro- + -some.

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Translations

Bulgarian центрозо́ма
  • центрозо́ма (centrozóma)organelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Catalan centrosoma
  • centrosomaorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Chinese Mandarin 中心體 /中心体
  • 中心體 /中心体 (zhōngxīntǐ)organelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
French centrosome
  • centrosomeorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
German Zentrosom
  • Zentrosomorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Hungarian centroszóma, sejtközpont
  • centroszómaorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
  • sejtközpontorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Italian centrosoma
  • centrosomaorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Spanish centrosoma
  • centrosomaorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Tagalog gitlawas
  • gitlawasorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Turkish sentrozom
  • sentrozomorganelle that controls the organization of its microtubules
Cite this entry
APA

centrosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrosome

MLA

“centrosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrosome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centrosome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrosome.

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