Definition
A controlled and timed process by which two daughter cells are produced from a single cell.
Use in clinical context
To grow and repair tissue cells must divide, a process which is tightly controlled. In some tissue types cells divide regularly, whereas in other tissues cells rarely divide once the tissue is fully grown unless there is damage. One of the causes of cancer is dysregulation of cell division.
Related terms
Cancer | Cell | Cell cycle | Daughter cells | Meiosis | Mitosis
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