karyokinesis

noun kar·yo·ki·ne·sis \ˌka-rē-ō-kə-ˈnē-səs, -kī-\

Definition of KARYOKINESIS

: the nuclear phenomena characteristic of mitosis

: the whole process of mitosis

— kar·yo·ki·net·ic \-ˈne-tik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: 1882

Medical Dictionary

noun kar·yo·ki·ne·sis \ˌkar-ē-ō-kə-ˈnē-səs, -kī-\

plural kar·yo·ki·ne·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the nuclear phenomena characteristic of mitosis

: the whole process of mitosis—compare cytokinesis

—kar·yo·ki·net·ic \-ˈnet-ik\ adjective

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