What does the word spindle mean?
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1. In anatomy and pathology, any fusiform cell or structure, such as the inner segment of one of the rods or cones of the retina, or a spindle- cell. 2. Specifically the amphiaster, a spindle- shaped or fusiform figure formed by the fibrils of cytoplasm stretching between the asters, in the prophase of mitosis or caryocinesis.
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Usage examples for spindle
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Then shield No. 2 to another vacant spindle. – Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore by Burren Laughlin and L. L. Flood
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Forth from the great spindle shot a gigantic arm, hammer tipped with cubes. – The Metal Monster by A. Merritt
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And here is your spindle that fell into the spring. – The Beacon Second Reader by James H. Fassett
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