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单词 amphiaster
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amphiaster

[ am-fee-as-ter ]
/ ˈæm fiˌæs tər /

noun Cell Biology.

the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.

Origin of amphiaster

First recorded in 1880–85; amphi- + -aster2

Words nearby amphiaster

ampersand, amphetamine, amphi-, Amphiaraus, amphiarthrosis, amphiaster, amphibaric, Amphibia, amphibian, amphibians, amphibiotic
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Example sentences from the Web for amphiaster

  • As the amphiaster grows the centrosomes are grouped in a plane at the equator of the spindle, forming the Equatorial Plate.

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  • While these changes are going on in the chromatin the Amphiaster forms.

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British Dictionary definitions for amphiaster

amphiaster
/ (ˈæmfɪˌæstə) /

noun

cytology the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end

Word Origin for amphiaster

C19: from amphi- + New Latin aster; see aster
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for amphiaster

amphiaster
[ ămfē-ăs′tər ]

n.

A double-star figure present in the cell during mitosis, consisting of two astrospheres connected by a spindle, formed just before the division of the nucleus.diaster
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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