mitosis的词源

英文词源

mitosis (n.)

1887, coined in German from Greek mitos "warp thread" (see mitre) + Modern Latin -osis "act, process." Term introduced by German anatomist Walther Fleming (1843-1905) in 1882. So called because chromatin of the cell nucleus appears as long threads in the first stages.

中文词源

mitosis：细胞的有丝分裂

借自希腊语的科学名词。来自希腊语mitos,线，丝，词源同mitre.-osis,状态后缀。用于指细胞的有丝分裂。

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