amitosis

English

Etymology

a- +‎ mitosis

Noun

amitosis (plural amitoses)

(obsolete, biology) cell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes

Usage notes

Today, such a type of cell division is considered non-existent.

Translations

Irish: aimiotóis f
Portuguese: amitose f

Tagalog: hatinsihay

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