spindle fiber
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n.
One of a network of achromatic filaments that extend inward from the poles of a dividing cell, forming a spindle-shaped figure.
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Words nearby spindle fiber
spindle, spindleage, spindle cell, spindle cell carcinoma, spindle cell lipoma, spindle fiber, spindle file, spindle-legged, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindle side
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