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decellularized

decellularized is the simple past and past participle of decellularize.

Meaning of decellularize

Verb

decellularize (third-person singular simple present decellularizes, present participle decellularizing, simple past and past participle decellularized)

  1. To remove cells or cellular material from (such as from an organ or tissue)
    • The method comprises contacting the tissue to be decellularized with a hypotonic solution under conditions such that cell lysis occurs, and subsequently subjecting the tissue to nuclease treatment under conditions such that the tissue is rendered histologically acellular.2000, Steven Goldstein, Kirby S. Black, Tissue decellularization, US Patent http://www.google.com/patents?id=D5KBAAAAEBAJ

Questions about decellularized

What is decellularized the simple past and past participle of?
Decellularized is the simple past and past participle of decellularize.

Words near decellularized in the dictionary

  1. decellularised
  2. decellularises
  3. decellularising
  4. decellularization
  5. decellularize
  6. decellularized
  7. decellularizes
  8. decellularizing
  9. decels
  10. decem-
  11. Decem.

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