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inclusion body

DEFINITIONS OF: inclusion body

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n any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)

Synonyms:
cellular inclusion, inclusion
Types:
plasmid, plasmid DNA
a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Russell's body, cancer body
an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer
Type of:
body
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
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