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Definition of: centriole
(sen′trē·ōl) noun Biol.
A minute structure, frequently double, enclosed within the centrosome which forms the center of the aster in cell division, and with which it makes up the central body. For illustration see under CELL. [<CENTRI- + -OLE2]
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