Found 2 items, similar to amitosis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: amitosis amitosis n : the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
English → English (gcide) Definition: Amitosis Amitosis \Am`i*to"sis\, n. [NL. See A- not, and Mitosis.] (Biol.) Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]