Mitosis

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Origin

From German Mitosis, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mitos, "thread") + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.

Full definition of mitosis

Noun

1. (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

• karyokinesis

Meronyms

• prophase
• metaphase
• anaphase
• telophase

Derived terms

• mitotic
• mitotically