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amphiaster

American

[am-fee-as-ter] / ˈæm fiˌæs tər /

noun

Cell Biology.

the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.

amphiaster British

/ ˈæmfɪˌæstə /

noun

cytology the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end

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Etymology

Origin of amphiaster

First recorded in 1880–85; amphi- + -aster ²

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