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Centrifuge

A machine that separates the different components of a body fluid for analysis.

When a fluid such as blood is spun at high speed around a central axis, groups of particles of varying density, for example red and white blood cells, are separated by centrifugal force.... centrifuge

Centrifugal

adj. moving away from a centre, as from the brain to the peripheral tissues.... centrifugal

Centriole

n. a small particle found in the cytoplasm of cells, near the nucleus. Centrioles are involved in the formation of the *spindle and aster during cell division. During interphase there are usually two centrioles in the *centrosome; when cell division occurs these separate and move to opposite sides of the nucleus, and the spindle is formed between them.... centriole

Centripetal

adj. moving towards a centre, as from the peripheral tissues to the brain.... centripetal

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