neosis

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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

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Meanings

nounneosis (countable and uncountable, plural neoses)

plural neoses

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA 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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

noesisenosisosseinessoin
Cite this entry
APA

neosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosis

MLA

“neosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neosis.

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