astrosphere
/ˈastrə(ʊ)sfɪə/Cell Biol.
noun
Originally: the aster of a dividing cell, or the outer portion of this, exclusive of the centrosome. Later also: the centrosome of a cell.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From astro- + sphere, after German Astrosphäre.
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