Maturation (redirected from Life stages)

maturation /mat·u·ra·tion/ (mach-u-ra´shun)

1. the process of becoming mature.

2. attainment of emotional and intellectual maturity.

3. in biology, a process of cell division during which the number of chromosomes in the germ cells is reduced to one half the number characteristic of the species.

4. suppuration.

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mat·u·ra·tion (mch-rshn)

n.

1. The process of becoming mature.

2. Production or discharge of pus.

3. The processes by which gametes are formed, including the reduction of chromosomes in a germ cell from the diploid number to the haploid number by meiosis.

4. The final differentiation processes in biological systems, such as the attainment of total functional capability by a cell, a tissue, or an organ.

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matu·ration·al adj.

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Maturation

The process by which stem cells transform from immature cells without a specific function into a particular type of blood cell with defined functions.

Mentioned in: Leukemias, Chronic

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maturation (mach´rā´shn),

n the process through which an organism or body structure arrives at a state of complete development. In dentistry, this is the point at which an individual's periodontium or its parts have reached their full adult form, size, and function.

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maturation

1. the stage or process of attaining maximal development. In biology, a process of cell division during which the number of chromosomes in the germ cell is reduced to one-half the number characteristic of the species.

2. the formation of pus.

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maturation arrest

an interruption in the progressive development of erythrocytes, characterized by a bone marrow dominated by macrocytes and megaloblasts. Seen in anemias caused by deficiency of folic acid and vitamin B₁₂.