Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prophase

2 senses of prophase

Sense 1
prophase -- (the first stage of meiosis)
       => phase of cell division -- (a stage in meiosis or mitosis)

Sense 2
prophase -- (the first stage of mitosis)
       => phase of cell division -- (a stage in meiosis or mitosis)