spindle
(spĭn′dl)
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[AS. spinel]
1. A fusiform-shaped body.
2. The mitotic spindle, a series of microtubules formed by the centrosomes during cell division; the spindle fibers pull the new sets of chromosomes toward opposite poles of the cell. There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
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