Cell Function
cell division Audio
cell di·vi·sion
Subclass of:
Cell Proliferation; Cell Cycle
Definitions related to cell division:
  • The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and cell nucleus DIVISION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The process resulting in division and partitioning of components of a cell to form more cells; may or may not be accompanied by the physical separation of a cell into distinct, individually membrane-bounded daughter cells.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (cell division process) A cellular mechanism directly involved in the process of cell division.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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