mitosis
/maɪˈtəʊsɪs/noun
(pl. mitoses /-siːz/)［mass noun］
- Biology a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.【生】有丝分裂。比较MEIOSIS.
派生词
mitotic
adjective词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek mitos 'thread'.