eutely

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, good) (modern sense: “true”) + τέλος (télos, result, end) + -y, i.e. “the state of having a true limit”.

Noun

eutely (uncountable)

  1. (microbiology, cytology) The property of a species that all members have the same pattern of cell division, and thus the same number of cells, either in the whole body or in a particular organ system such as the nervous system.

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