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am⋅phi⋅as⋅ter

  [am-fee-as-ter]
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–noun Cell Biology.
the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.
Origin:
1880–85; amphi- + -aster 2
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Main Entry: am·phi·as·ter
Pronunciation: 'am-fE-"as-t&r
Function: noun
: the achromatic figure of mitotic cell division especiallyin animal cells in which two asters are connected by a spindle —am·phi·as·tral /"am-fE-'as-tr&l/ adjective
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amphiaster am·phi·as·ter (ām'fē-ās'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. Also called diaster.

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