Mitotic
(adjective)
Relating to mitosis, the process of cell division in which the nucleus divides.
Origin:
From mitosis ("a type of cell division") + -ic.
Examples:
- Mitotic cells are important for the growth and repair of tissues.
- Mitotic division is a crucial step in the life cycle of cells.
- The mitotic stage of cell division can be divided into several sub-stages.
- Mitotic inhibitors are drugs that can be used to treat cancer by preventing cell division.
- Mitotic index is a measure of the rate of cell division in a population of cells.