amphiaster
[ am-fee-as-ter ]
/ ˈæm fiˌæs tər /
noun Cell Biology.
the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.
Words nearby amphiaster
ampersand,
amphetamine,
amphi-,
amphiaraus,
amphiarthrosis,
amphiaster,
amphibaric,
amphibia,
amphibian,
amphibians,
amphibiotic
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.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'MalleyWhile these changes are going on in the chromatin the Amphiaster forms.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley
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
Medical definitions for amphiaster
amphiaster
[ ăm′fē-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