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cen⋅tric

  [sen-trik]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
2. Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to or originating at a nerve center.
Also, cen⋅tri⋅cal.

Origin:
1580–90; < Gk kentrikós of, pertaining to a cardinal point, equiv. to kéntr(on) (see center ) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
cen⋅tri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
cen⋅tric⋅i⋅ty  [sen-tris-i-tee] , noun
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-centric

 
a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specified number or kind (polycentric); “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric).
Origin:
see centr-, -ic
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cen·tric   (sěn'trĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Situated at or near the center; central.

  2. Having a center.

  3. Of or relating to diatoms of the class Centrales, distinguished by their radially symmetrical form.

cen'tri·cal·ly adv., cen·tric'i·ty (sěn-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cen·tric
Pronunciation: 'sen-trik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to a nerve center
2 : of, relatingto, or having a centromere
3 of dental occlusion : involving spatial relationships such that all teeth of both jaws meet in a normal manner and forces exerted by the loweron the upper jaw are perfectly distributed in the dental arch
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centric cen·tric (sěn'trĭk) or cen·tri·cal (-trĭ-kəl)
adj.
Situated at or near the center; central.

-centric suff.

  1. Having a specified kind or number of centers: polycentric

  2. Having a specified object as the center: egocentric.

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