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:

  1. Mitotic cells are important for the growth and repair of tissues.
  2. Mitotic division is a crucial step in the life cycle of cells.
  3. The mitotic stage of cell division can be divided into several sub-stages.
  4. Mitotic inhibitors are drugs that can be used to treat cancer by preventing cell division.
  5. Mitotic index is a measure of the rate of cell division in a population of cells.
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