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Webster 1913 Edition
Diaster
Di-as′ter
,Noun.
[Gr.
δι-
= δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] star.] (Biol.)
A double star; – applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See
Karyokinesis
.