coculture
noun
co·cul·ture
| \ ˌkō-ˈkəl-chər
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variants:
or co-culture
plural cocultures
or co–cultures
Definition of coculture
: the act or process of culturing two types of cells or tissue in the same medium
a coculture of pancreatic tumor cells and fibroblasts co-culture conditions/studies
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coculture
noun
co·cul·ture
| \ ˌkō-ˈkəl-chər
\
\
variants:
or co-culture
Medical Definition of coculture
: the act or process of growing two types of living material (such as cells) in prepared nutrient media
Although monotypic cell cultures are valuable in characterizing cell-specific responses to unconjugated bilirubin, they are less informative than coculture studies, which allow exploration of cell-cell interactions that are probably critical for tissue homeostasis and overall CNS function.— Jon F. Watchko et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 21 Nov. 2013