See Also: Prophase(medicine)
prophase II(medicine)
prophase i(medicine)
Prophase(health)
prophase(dictionary)

bearbind (iou) and prophase (iou)


bearbind (iou)



bearbind noun. . LME.
[from bear var. of BERE noun1 + BIND verb.]
Convolvulus or a similar twining plant.

prophase (iou)



prophase noun. L19.
[from PRO-2 + PHASE noun.]
Cytology. The first stage in a mitotic or meiotic nuclear division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible and shorten and the nuclear envelope disappears.
pro'phasic adjective E20.