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extracellular matrix

extracellular matrix noun: all the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.

Noun

extracellular matrix (plural extracellular matrices)

  1. All the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.

extracellular matrix meaning in Tamil

extracellular matrix in Tamil

செல்புற தாயம், உயிரணு வெளிப்பொருள் அணி

Forms of extracellular matrix

pluralextracellular matrices

Questions about extracellular matrix

What does extracellular matrix mean?
Extracellular matrix means all the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.
What is extracellular matrix in Tamil?
Extracellular matrix in Tamil is செல்புற தாயம், உயிரணு வெளிப்பொருள் அணி. See Extracellular matrix meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is extracellular matrix?
Extracellular matrix is a noun.
What is the plural of extracellular matrix?
The plural of extracellular matrix is extracellular matrices.

Words near extracellular matrix in the dictionary

  1. extracaveolar
  2. extracavernous
  3. extracavitary
  4. extracellular
  5. extracellular matrices
  6. extracellular matrix
  7. extracellularly
  8. extracellulase
  9. extracelomic
  10. extracentromeric
  11. extracephalic

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