Amitosis Definition
ămĭ-tōsĭs, āmī-
noun
Cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by simple constriction and without halving of chromosomes; direct cell division.
Webster's New World
Direct cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus, without spindle formation or the appearance of chromosomes.
American Heritage Medicine
(biology) Direct division of a cell by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
Wiktionary
Origin of Amitosis
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a- + mitosis
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