extracellular
adjective
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Definition of extracellular
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracellular digestion extracellular enzymes
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The purple web seen in the GIF is part of a mouse’s extracellular matrix, the scaffold that holds together organs’ cells. — Jeffery Delviscio, Scientific American, "A Flash on Jupiter, the Death of Mitochondria and the World under Your Skin: The Week’s Best Science GIFs," 16 Aug. 2019 The past five years have seen an explosion of research into extracellular vesicles. — Quanta Magazine, "Cells Talk in a Language That Looks Like Viruses," 2 May 2018 The reasons for these molecular voyages have remained mysterious, but in recent years evidence has accrued that this extracellular RNA may have a different job, at least in some organisms. — Quanta Magazine, "RNA’s Secret Life Outside the Cell," 8 Nov. 2013 Other researchers decoded the genes that synthesized the extracellular matrix and how this matrix could vary between species and even within the same individual. — Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, "Building Codes for Bacterial Cities," 25 July 2017 Instead of trying to recreate the band-aid, the team decides to mimic what's known as extracellular matrix (ECM). — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "New Bio Glue Stops Post-Traumatic Bleeding in Its Tracks," 14 May 2019 Tumor microenvironment is the immediate cellular environment of the cancer cells, including surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, signaling molecules and the tissue matrix that surrounds tumor cells (i.e., the extracellular matrix). — Philly.com, "Why is breast cancer deadlier for black women?," 23 Feb. 2018 Making the extracellular region under the skin more porous allows larger quantities of the drug to be injected. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Halozyme signs mammoth drug partnerships," 14 Sep. 2017 The idea of using extracellular matrices, hydrogels or other material as a scaffolding to bioprint organs like hearts and kidneys is being investigated by labs around the world. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "This “Tissue” Paper Is Made From Real Tissue," 11 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extracellular.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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extracellular
adjective
ex·tra·cel·lu·lar
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Medical Definition of extracellular
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracellular digestion extracellular enzymes