mitosisnoun [ U ]
uk/maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/us/maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/plural mitoses specializedthe type of cell division in which one cell divides into two cells that are exactly the same, each with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell:
Our skin cells are continually replaced by mitosis.
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mitotic
adjective uk/maɪˈtɒt.ɪk//maɪˈtɑː.t̬ɪk/
mitotic division