di•a•ki•ne•sis(dī′ə ki nē′sis, -kī-),USA pronunciationn.[Cell Biol.]
Cell Biologythe last stage in prophase, in which the nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear, spindle fibers form, and the chromosomes shorten in preparation for anaphase.
see dia-, -kinesis Latinization of German Diakinese (1897)