centrosphere

[ sen-truh-sfeer ]
/ ˈsɛn trəˌsfɪər /

noun

Cell Biology. the protoplasm around a centrosome; the central portion of an aster, containing the centrosome.
Also called barysphere. Geology. the central or interior portion of the earth.

Origin of centrosphere

First recorded in 1895–1900; centro- + -sphere

Words nearby centrosphere

centromedian nucleus, centromere, centromere banding stain, centronuclear myopathy, centrosome, centrosphere, centrostaltic, centrosymmetric, centrum, cents-off, centum

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British Dictionary definitions for centrosphere

centrosphere
/ (ˈsɛntrəˌsfɪə) /

noun

a former name for core (def. 4)
another name for centrosome

Medical definitions for centrosphere

centrosphere
[ sĕn′trə-sfîr′ ]

n.

The mass of cytoplasm surrounding the centriole in a centrosome.