mesomitosis

noun

meso·​mitosis

¦me|zō,

¦mē|,

|sō+

: nuclear division of essentially mitotic character that takes place within the intact nuclear membrane (as in various protozoa) compare metamitosis, promitosis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mes- + mitosis

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