Mitosis

/maɪˈtoʊsɪs/ noun

Definition

Mitosis is the process by which a cell divides into two new cells that are genetically identical to the original. It is how your body grows, heals wounds, and replaces old cells.

Etymology

From Greek “mitos,” meaning “thread,” and “-osis,” indicating a process or condition. The name refers to the threadlike appearance of chromosomes during cell division under a microscope.

Kelly Says

The name mitosis literally comes from the ‘threads’ scientists saw when they first watched cells divide. Those threads are chromosomes, and every time your skin heals or you grow, billions of these tiny thread-shows are happening silently inside you.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
ARالعربية
انقسام خيطي
in-qaa-saam kha-tee
BNবাংলা
মাইটোসিস
maito-sis
CACatalà
mitosi
mee-toh-zee
CSČeština
mitóza
mee-toh-zah
DADansk
mitose
mee-toh-zeh
DEDeutsch
Mitose
mee-toh-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
μίτωση
mee-toh-see
ESEspañol
mitosis
mi-toh-sis
FAفارسی
میتوز
mee-tooz
FISuomi
mitootti
mee-toh-tee
FRFrançais
mitose
mee-tohz
GUGU
મિટોસિસ
mito-sis
HAHA
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
HEעברית
mitoזה
mee-toh-zah
HIहिन्दी
सूत्रीय कोशिका विभाजन
sutra-ya koshika vibhajan
HUMagyar
mitózis
mee-toh-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
mitos
mi-to-sis
IGIG
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
ITItaliano
mitosi
mee-toh-zee
JA日本語
有糸分裂
유시분열
KKKK
mitozi
mee-toh-zee
KMKM
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
KO한국어
미토시스
mi-to-si-seu
MRMR
मिटोसिस
mito-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
mitos
mee-tohs
MYမြန်မာ
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
NLNederlands
mitose
mee-toh-ze
NONorsk
mitose
mee-toh-zeh
PAPA
ਮਿਟੋਸਿਸ
mito-sis
PLPolski
mitoza
mee-toh-zah
PTPortuguês
mitose
mee-toh-zeh
RORomână
mitoza
mee-toh-zah
RUРусский
митоз
mee-tohz
SVSvenska
mitos
mee-tohs
SWKiswahili
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
TAதமிழ்
மிட்டோசிஸ்
mitto-sis
TEతెలుగు
మిటోసిస్
mito-sis
THไทย
การแบ่งเซลล์แบบไมโทซิส
gaan bphaeng setl bai mai-to-sis
TLTL
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
TRTürkçe
mitoz
mee-tohz
UKУкраїнська
мітоз
mee-tohz
URاردو
مٹوز
mit-oos
VITiếng Việt
phân chia nguyên nhiễm
phan chia nguyen nhiễm
YOYO
mitosis
mee-toh-sis
ZH中文
有丝分裂
yǒu sī fēn lì
ZUZU
mitosis
mee-toh-sis

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