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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