a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
Also called: centrosphere
Derived forms
centrosomic (ˌsɛntrəˈsɒmɪk)
adjective
centrosome in American English
(ˈsɛntrəˌsoʊm)
noun
a very small body near the nucleus in most animal cells, consisting of a centriole surrounded by a centrosphere: inmitosis it divides, and the two parts move to opposite poles of the dividing cell