mitosis
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
- Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
Noun
[edit]mitosis (countable and uncountable, plural mitoses)
- (cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]division of a cell nucleus
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[edit]Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mitosis f (plural mitosis)
Further reading
[edit]- “mitosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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