Amphiaster Definition

amfēastər
noun
In mitosis, the long spindle with asters at either end that forms during the prophase, or first stage.
Webster's New World

(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.

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Other Word Forms of Amphiaster

Noun

Singular:
amphiaster
Plural:
amphiasters

Origin of Amphiaster

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek.

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