|āˌmīˈtōsə̇s, ˌaməˈ- noun
( plural amito·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + mitosis
: cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without differentiation (as of chromosomes or spindle) followed by the division of the cytoplasm — called also direct cell division ; opposed to mitosis