Period between the first and second divisions of meiosis; comparable to interphase of mitosis. [inter- + G. kinesis, movement]
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in·ter·ki·ne·sis .int-ər-kə-'nē-səs, -kī- n, pl -ne·ses -.sēz the period between two mitoses of a nucleus (as between the first and second meiotic divisions)
in·ter·ki·net·ic -kə-'net-ik, -kī- adj
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n.
1. the resting stage between the two divisions of meiosis.
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in·ter·ki·ne·sis (in″tər-kĭ-neґsis) [inter- + Gr. kinēsis motion] a period intervening between meiosis I and meiosis II, similar to interphase in mitosis but without DNA replication.Medical dictionary. 2011.