cellular inclusion

Definitions of cellular inclusion
  1. noun
    any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
    synonyms: inclusion, inclusion body
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    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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