cell division

noun

UK /sɛl dɪˈvɪʒən/

US /sɛl dɪˈvɪʒən/

Cell division is when one cell splits into two new cells.

Cell division helps a cut on your skin heal.

SYNONYMS

cell splitting cell reproduction mitosis cell duplication

RELATED WORDS

cell nucleus chromosome growth DNA

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells.

Scientists studied cell division under a microscope.

3. A stage in the life cycle of a living organism where cells multiply.

Cell division is important for an embryo to grow.

4. The splitting of a cell as part of reproduction in single-celled organisms.

Amoebas use cell division to make more amoebas.