meiosis
(mei-o-sis)
3 syllables
Definition
noun. the process in which the diploid chromosomes of a cell are replicated once followed by two divisions of the nucleus to give rise to four haploid cells that may develop into
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meiosis
Rhymes
- cirrhosis
- fibrosis
- hypnosis
- meiosis
- necrosis
- nephrosis
- neurosis
- prognosis
- psychosis
- sclerosis
- thrombosis
- acidosis
- diagnosis
- heterosis
- symbiosis
- apotheosis
- misdiagnosis
- tuberculosis
- atherosclerosis
- arteriosclerosis
- neurofibromatosis