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cell division vs segmentation

segmentation vs cell division

cell division and segmentation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cell division Yes No No No
segmentation Yes No No No
As nouns, segmentation is a hyponym of cell division; that is, segmentation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cell division:
  • cell division: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
  • segmentation: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
Other hyponyms of cell division include amitosis, cleavage, meiosis, miosis, reduction division, mitosis.
cell division (noun) segmentation (noun)
the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
Difference between cell division and segmentation

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