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kar·yo·ki·ne·sis | \ ˌker-ē-ō-kə-ˈnē-səs 
, ˌka-rē-, -kī- \
, ˌka-rē-, -kī- \Definition of karyokinesis
1 : the nuclear phenomena characteristic of mitosis
2 : the whole process of mitosis
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karyokinetic \ ˌker-ē-ō-kə-ˈne-tik , ˌka-rē- , -kī- \ adjective
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karyokinesis
nounkar·yo·ki·ne·sis | \ ˌkar-ē-ō-kə-ˈnē-səs, -kī- \
\ plural karyokineses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of karyokinesis
1 : the nuclear phenomena characteristic of mitosis
2 : the whole process of mitosis — compare cytokinesis
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karyokinetic \ -ˈnet-ik \ adjective
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The first known use of karyokinesis was in 1882
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