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satellite
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: a short segment separated from the main body of a chromosome by a constriction—called also trabant
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: the secondary or later member of a chain of gregarines
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: a bodily structure lying near or associated with another (as a vein accompanying an artery)
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: a smaller lesion accompanying a main one and situated nearby
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: a spectral line of low intensity having a frequency close to that of another stronger line to which it is closely related (as by having a common energy level)
— satellite adjective
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