centriole

[ sen-tree-ohl ]
/ ˈsɛn triˌoʊl /
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noun Cell Biology.

a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.

Origin of centriole

First recorded in 1895–1900; centri- + -ole1

Words nearby centriole

centrifugate, centrifuge, centrilobular, centrilobular emphysema, centring, centriole, centripetal, centripetal force, centripetal nerve, centrist, centro-

Words related to centriole

heart, place, hub, kernel, essence, focus, seat, pivot, midst, axis, interior, core, gist, midpoint, nucleus, marrow, mainstream, inside, pith, quick

British Dictionary definitions for centriole

centriole
/ (ˈsɛntrɪˌəʊl) /

noun

either of two rodlike bodies in most animal cells that form the poles of the spindle during mitosis

Word Origin for centriole

C19: from New Latin centriolum, diminutive of Latin centrum centre

Medical definitions for centriole

centriole
[ sĕn′trē-ōl′ ]

n.

One of two cylindrical cellular structures composed of nine triplet microtubules and forming the mitotic astrospheres.

Scientific definitions for centriole

centriole
[ sĕn′trē-ōl′ ]

Either of a pair of cylinder-shaped bodies found in the centrosome of most eukaryotic organisms other than plants. During cell division (both mitosis and meiosis), the centrioles move apart to help form the spindle, which then distributes the chromosomes in the dividing cell. See more at cell meiosis mitosis.