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cell division
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cell division

noun

Definition of CELL DIVISION

: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division — compare meiosis, mitosis
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First Known Use of CELL DIVISION

1853

Rhymes with CELL DIVISION

circumcision, double vision, imprecision, indecision, long division, short division, split decision, subdivision, supervision, tunnel vision

cell division

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CELL DIVISION

: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division—compare meiosis, mitosis

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