| karyokinesis | <biology> The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; opposed to karyostenosis. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei. Synonym: mitosis. See Cell development, under Cell. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A nut, kernel + to move. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| asymmetrical chondrodystrophy | Benign growths of cartilage in the metaphyses of several bones. (12 Dec 1998) |
| conjoined asymmetrical twins | Conjoined twin's in which one member is nearly normal (host or autosite) and the other (parasite) is small, incomplete, and dependent for its nutrition upon the more nearly normal member. Synonym: conjoined asymmetrical twins. (05 Mar 2000) |