kinetochore
[ ki-nee-tuh-kawr, -kohr, -net-uh-, kahy- ]
/ kɪˈni təˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr, -ˈnɛt ə-, kaɪ- /
noun
Biology.
the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
Origin of kinetochore
Words nearby kinetochore
kineticism,
kinetics,
kinetin,
kineto-,
kinetocardiogram,
kinetochore,
kinetogenic,
kinetograph,
kinetoplast,
kinetoscope,
kinetosis
Medical definitions for kinetochore
kinetochore
[ kə-nĕt′ə-kôr′, -nē′tə-, kī- ]
n.
centromere