mitotic figure


mi·tot·ic fig·ure

the microscopic appearance of a cell undergoing mitosis; a cell with the chromosomes that are visible by the light microscope.

mitotic figure

The corrugated blue-purple globule that corresponds to the mitotic spindle when examined by high-power light microscopy.

mi·tot·ic fig·ure

(mī-tot'ik fig'yŭr) The microscopic appearance of a cell undergoing mitosis; a cell of which the chromosomes are visible by the light microscope.