microenvironment
noun
mi·cro·en·vi·ron·ment
ˌmī-krō-in-ˈvī-rən-mənt 
-ˈvī(-ə)rn-
: a small or relatively small usually distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat (such as a forest canopy) or environment (as of a neuron)
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How Tumors Tamper with T Cell Energy To understand what might be going wrong, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine turned to the tumor microenvironment for clues.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Along with its many tricks to avoid detection, tumors build microenvironments around themselves that are toxic to immune cells, draining them of energy.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
Studying the microenvironment – the local conditions surrounding the body, including temperature, humidity and microbial activity – can reveal crucial information about the decomposition process.
—Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Armed with this knowledge, today’s cancer researchers and oncologists are turning their attention toward precision medicine, which involves treatments tailored to an individual’s genetics and lifestyle, as well as the cellular and molecular characteristics of the tumor and its microenvironment.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Along with its many tricks to avoid detection, tumors build microenvironments around themselves that are toxic to immune cells, draining them of energy.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
Studying the microenvironment – the local conditions surrounding the body, including temperature, humidity and microbial activity – can reveal crucial information about the decomposition process.
—Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Armed with this knowledge, today’s cancer researchers and oncologists are turning their attention toward precision medicine, which involves treatments tailored to an individual’s genetics and lifestyle, as well as the cellular and molecular characteristics of the tumor and its microenvironment.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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microenvironment
noun
mi·cro·en·vi·ron·ment
-in-ˈvī-rən-mənt, -ˈvī(-ə)rn-
: a small or relatively small usually distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat or environment (as of a nerve cell) see microhabitat
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