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 Electricity is used to stimulate cell division, and, when this embryo is still just a bundle of cells on the scale of micrometres, a second dog, also in estrus, is operated on to become a surrogate mother. Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 Setting a timer In multicellular organisms, cell division is very carefully regulated. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024 So, the cell division process includes lots of checkpoints where the cell makes sure everything has worked properly. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024 McCoy and his colleagues used time-lapse video and a microscope to record the IVF embryos' first cell divisions. Gina Jiménez, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cell division 

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Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cell division was in 1846

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“Cell division.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20division. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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
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