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AMPHIASTER
Etymology
Noun
amphiaster (plural amphiasters)
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Am"phi*as`ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the spindle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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