karyokinesis

[ kar-ee-oh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]

/ ˌkær i oʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ- /

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noun Cell Biology.

mitosis.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM karyokinesis

kar·y·o·ki·net·ic

[kar-ee-oh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-], /ˌkær i oʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, -kaɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby karyokinesis

Karviná, Karyn, karyo-, karyogamy, karyogram, karyokinesis, karyology, karyolymph, karyolysis, karyomapping, karyoplasm

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How to use karyokinesis in a sentence

The polar and spindle-like radiations are in evidence during karyokinesis, and have apparently a temporary endurance and function.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various
In the study of karyokinesis, importance has been attached to the number of chromosomes in the nucleus of the cell.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various
Nuclear division is usually accompanied by all the essential features of karyokinesis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
In the Metaphases of the Karyokinesis begins the actual division of the cell.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

The resemblance of these successive phenomena to those of natural karyokinesis is of the closest.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc

British Dictionary definitions for karyokinesis

karyokinesis

/ (ˌkærɪəʊkɪˈniːsɪs, -kaɪ-) /

noun

the division of a cell nucleus in mitosis or meiosis

Derived forms of karyokinesis

karyokinetic (ˌkærɪəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk, -kaɪ-), adjective

Word Origin for karyokinesis

C19: from karyo- + Greek kinēsis movement

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