Etymology

mitogenesis

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Today it means: The induction of cellular mitosis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μίτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμίτος“thread”
  2. English todaymitogenesis

Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -genesis

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμίτος all →

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