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amitosis /ami·to·sis/ (am?i-to´sis) direct cell division, i.e., the cell divides by simple cleavage of the nucleus without formation of spireme spindle figures or chromosomes.amitot´ic
am·i·to·sis (m-tss, m-)
n.
Direct cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus, without spindle formation or the appearance of chromosomes. Also called direct nuclear division.

ami·totic (-ttk) adj.

amitosis
direct cell division; simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of a spireme spindle figure or chromosomes.


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Some fields may show binucleate cartilage cells, indicating a process of amitotic division, but most are monocellular and mononucleate.
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