pseudomitosis

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noun

A process resembling the start of mitosis, triggered by viral infection, where spindle poles are formed in a cell.

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Meanings

nounpseudomitosis (plural pseudomitoses)

plural pseudomitoses

  1. biologyA process resembling the start of mitosis, triggered by viral infection, where spindle poles are formed in a cell.

Origin

From pseudo- + mitosis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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