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variant of centri-: centrosphere.

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How to use centro- in a sentence

Rignano calls his theory "centro-epigenesis" and is greatly influenced by Weismann.
Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume II (of 3)|George John Romanes
The centro-dorsal plate is stated by Thomson to be formed as the uppermost joint of the stem.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The stalk is functionally replaced by a number of short cirri springing from the centro-dorsal plate.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The higher impressive central paths are disturbed: centro-sensory dysphasia and aphasia, or word-deafness.
The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer

While the other children cultivate more the centro-motor portion, the sensory, the intellectual, is neglected.
The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer

British Dictionary definitions for centro-

centro-

centri- or before a vowel centr-

combining form

denoting a centrecentroclinal; centromere; centrosome; centrosphere; centrist

Word Origin for centro-

from Greek kentron centre

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