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neosis

neosis noun: a form of cell division, in cancer cells, in which genetic material from the malignant cell separates by budding from its nucleus prior to cytokinesis and the production of daughter cells.

Noun

neosis (countable and uncountable, plural neoses)

  1. A form of cell division, in cancer cells, in which genetic material from the malignant cell separates by budding from its nucleus prior to cytokinesis and the production of daughter cells

Forms of neosis

pluralneoses

Questions about neosis

What does neosis mean?
Neosis means a form of cell division, in cancer cells, in which genetic material from the malignant cell separates by budding from its nucleus prior to cytokinesis and the production of daughter cells.
What part of speech is neosis?
Neosis is a noun.
What is the plural of neosis?
The plural of neosis is neoses.

Words near neosis in the dictionary

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  2. Neosho
  3. Neosho County
  4. Neosho Rapids
  5. neosilicate
  6. neosis
  7. neoskipping
  8. neoskippings
  9. neosocialism
  10. neosocialist
  11. neosocialists

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