mitosis

From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

mitosis (countable and uncountable, plural mitoses)

2. (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: (of nucleus) karyokinesis, karyomitosis

   Meronyms: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

   Coordinate term: meiosis

• meiosis

• isotims

• IPA^(key): /miˈtosis/ [miˈt̪o.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: mi‧to‧sis

mitosis f (plural mitosis)

1. (cytology) mitosis

• “mitosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024