extracellular

adjective

ex·​tra·​cel·​lu·​lar ˌek-strə-ˈsel-yə-lər How to pronounce extracellular (audio)
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracellular digestion
extracellular enzymes
extracellularly adverb

Examples of extracellular in a Sentence

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Inside the body, the nanofibers align with the extracellular matrix of surrounding tissue and mimic natural cellular communication. New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2024 The protein amyloid-beta makes up extracellular plaques in the brain, which are a hallmark pathology of Alzheimer’s disease. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 26 June 2024 Roughly 20% of them were genes that either encode components or regulators of the extracellular matrix, which was huge for us. Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2024 The Company's DNase platform is designed to improve outcomes of existing treatments, including immunotherapies, by targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are involved in cancer progression. Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for extracellular 

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of extracellular was in 1867

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Cite this Entry

“Extracellular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extracellular. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

extracellular

adjective
ex·​tra·​cel·​lu·​lar ˌek-strə-ˈsel-yə-lər How to pronounce extracellular (audio)
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body

Medical Definition

extracellular

adjective
ex·​tra·​cel·​lu·​lar ˌek-strə-ˈsel-yə-lər How to pronounce extracellular (audio)
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracellular digestion
extracellular enzymes
extracellularly adverb
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