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karyokinesis

[kar-ee-oh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-]
noun Cell Biology.
  1. mitosis.
  2. the series of active changes that take place in the nucleus of a living cell in the process of division.
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Origin of karyokinesis

First recorded in 1880–85; karyo- + -kinesis
Related formskar·y·o·ki·net·ic [kar-ee-oh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-] /ˌkær i oʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, -kaɪ-/, adjective
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Historical Examples of karyokinesis

  • It is needless to say that I refer to the phenomena of karyokinesis.

    Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3)

    George John Romanes

  • This process of cell division is known as karyokinesis or aryomitosis.

  • Other phenomena of karyokinesis may also be closely imitated by diffusion.

  • Here, then (Fig. 29), we see the complex processes of karyokinesis in the first two stages of egg-cell division.

  • In the study of karyokinesis, importance has been attached to the number of chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell.

British Dictionary definitions for karyokinesis

karyokinesis

noun
  1. the division of a cell nucleus in mitosis or meiosis
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Derived Formskaryokinetic (ˌkærɪəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk, -kaɪ-), adjective

Word Origin for karyokinesis

C19: from karyo- + Greek kinēsis movement
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karyokinesis in Medicine

karyokinesis

(kăr′ē-ō-kə-nē′sĭs)
n.
  1. mitosis
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Related formskar′y•o•ki•net′ic (-nĕt′ĭk) adj.
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