cell division
noun
: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division compare meiosis, mitosis
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The spindle is a kind of internal scaffolding that latches onto and guides the movement of chromosomal DNA during a particular stage of reproductive cell division. 
Stephen S. Hall, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 Cancer is the term given to hundreds of diseases that share uncontrolled cell division and the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2022 Centromeres are structures in the middle of chromosomes that are filled with repeating sequences of code and integral to the cell division process. NBC News, 31 Mar. 2022 Co-option is an important driver of evolutionary innovation, and often begins with the accidental duplication of genes during cell division. Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2022 Chromosomes, the bundles of DNA that star in the mitotic ballet of cell division, play a leading role in complex life. Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022 During cell division, structural proteins and enzymes coordinate the duplication of DNA, the division of a cell’s cytoplasmic contents, and the cinching of the membrane that cleaves the cell. Quanta Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 One spray might interfere with genes that control fungal cell division, while another might target genes that help the fungi produce toxins. (old) Matt Reynolds, Wired, 8 Nov. 2021 The content marketplace is already undergoing a form of rapid-fire cell division around the world. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021 See More
Stephen S. Hall, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 Cancer is the term given to hundreds of diseases that share uncontrolled cell division and the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2022 Centromeres are structures in the middle of chromosomes that are filled with repeating sequences of code and integral to the cell division process. NBC News, 31 Mar. 2022 Co-option is an important driver of evolutionary innovation, and often begins with the accidental duplication of genes during cell division. Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2022 Chromosomes, the bundles of DNA that star in the mitotic ballet of cell division, play a leading role in complex life. Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022 During cell division, structural proteins and enzymes coordinate the duplication of DNA, the division of a cell’s cytoplasmic contents, and the cinching of the membrane that cleaves the cell. Quanta Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 One spray might interfere with genes that control fungal cell division, while another might target genes that help the fungi produce toxins. (old) Matt Reynolds, Wired, 8 Nov. 2021 The content marketplace is already undergoing a form of rapid-fire cell division around the world. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cell division
noun
: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division compare meiosis, mitosis