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(′am·fē′as·tər)

(invertebrate zoology) Type of spicule found in some sponges.

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(ăm'fē-ăs'tər)
n.

A double-star figure present in the cell during mitosis, consisting of two astrospheres connected by a spindle, formed just before the division of the nucleus. Also called diaster.

 
 
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