cell division

noun

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

Examples of cell division in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the study, Perry’s team used metabolic tracers in mouse models of breast cancer and melanoma to learn how glucose—a nutrient that tumors use to fuel rapid cell division—is distributed when the body is active. —Avi Patel, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026

Because epithelial cells grow quickly, even a slight mismatch between the rates of cell division and cell death can quickly add up to a tumor or injury. —Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026

Folate is an essential vitamin that supports cell division and, for pregnant people, healthy fetal development. —Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 9 Jan. 2026

Chromothripsis occurs when errors in cell division concentrate individual chromosomes in small, fragile structures called micronuclei, according to UC San Diego Health Sciences in La Jolla. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cell division

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Kids Definition

cell division

noun

: a process by which cells increase in number that usually involves division into similar parts of more or less equal size compare meiosis, mitosis

Medical Definition

cell division

noun

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