n 1  :  something shaped like a round stick or pin with tapered ends: as  a  :  a network of chiefly microtubular fibers along which the chromosomes are distributed during mitosis and meiosis  b  :  MUSCLE SPINDLE  2  :  SLEEP SPINDLE .
 
 
 
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