anaphase(n = noun.process) - the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle;
is a kind of phase of cell division
is a part of meiosis, miosis, reduction division
Derived form adjective anaphasic1
the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle. [WordNet 1.5]
anaphase, n. Biol. the stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division when the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.
Etymology:
ANA- + PHASE