subcellular

adjective

sub·​cel·​lu·​lar ˌsəb-ˈsel-yə-lər 

: of less than cellular scope or level of organization

subcellular organelles

subcellular studies

Examples of subcellular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The brain map has been made open access, which means that these images have opened up boundless possibilities for progress in neuroscience, particularly as this is the first publicly available wiring diagram of the human brain at subcellular level. —Isabel Fraser, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024

This design shrinks the size of the electrode for subcellular interfaces. —IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2021

First, machine learning can find the borders of cells and other subcellular structures. —Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021

The changes in brain composition across that broad span of time can be profound at even the subcellular level, a fact that would seem to curb the research value of early fetal mini-brains. —Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2017

Typically, a cell is genetically modified to produce a fluorescent protein that attaches itself to specific subcellular structures, like mitochondria or microtubules. —Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2019

Together with her colleagues, Maleckar, who was unaffiliated with Finkbeiner's study, have explored similar label-free machine learning techniques for identifying subcellular structures. —Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

subcellular

adjective

sub·​cel·​lu·​lar ˌsəb-ˈsel-yə-lər 

1

: of less than cellular scope or level of organization

subcellular organelles

subcellular studies using synaptosomes

also : containing or composed of subcellular elements

recovered subcellular fractions by centrifuging homogenized cells

2

: relating to or being a local or restricted area within a cell

a subcellular site of hormonal activity