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bar·y·sphere   (bār'ĭ-sfîr)   
n.  See centrosphere.

[Greek barus, heavy; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots + sphere.]
cen·tro·sphere   (sěn'trə-sfîr')   
n.  
  1. The mass of cytoplasm surrounding the centriole in a centrosome.

  2. The central core of the earth. Also called barysphere.

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