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紡錘体 (bousuitai) Japanese meaning: spindle apparatus | Kotomora

紡ぼう錘すい体たい

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Meanings

1

spindle apparatus; mitotic spindle

Biology term for the microtubule structure that separates chromosomes during cell division.

細さい胞ぼう分ぶん裂れつの際さい、紡ぼう錘すい体たいが染せん色しょく

体たい

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During cell division, the spindle apparatus pulls the chromosomes apart to opposite poles.

Kanji

紡spinning
錘weight, plumb bob, sinker
体body, substance, object

Built from

紡ぼう錘すい+体たい

Etymology

Compound of 紡錘 (bōsui, 'spindle') and 体 (tai, 'body'), referring to the spindle-shaped structure observed during mitosis.