amphiaster

[am-fee-as-ter]

noun Cell Biology.

the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.

Origin of amphiaster

First recorded in 1880–85; amphi- + -aster²

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Examples from the Web for amphiaster

Historical Examples of amphiaster

While these changes are going on in the chromatin the Amphiaster forms.
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As the amphiaster grows the centrosomes are grouped in a plane at the equator of the spindle, forming the Equatorial Plate.
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British Dictionary definitions for amphiaster

amphiaster

noun

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

Word Origin for amphiaster

C19: from amphi- + New Latin aster; see aster

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amphiaster in Medicine

amphiaster

[ăm′fē-ăs′tər]

A double-star figure present in the cell during mitosis, consisting of two astrospheres connected by a spindle, formed just before the division of the nucleus.diaster