mi·to·sis
noun/maɪˈtəʊsɪs/
/maɪˈtəʊsɪs/
[uncountable] (biology)- the usual process by which cells divide, producing two cells each with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell
Topics Biologyc2(细胞的)有丝分裂 Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek mitos ‘thread’.