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microtissue

microtissue noun: microscale tissue.

Noun

microtissue (countable and uncountable, plural microtissues)

  1. microscale tissue
    • When grown in 3D using scaffold-free agarose hydrogels, MCF-7 human breast cancer cells self-organize to form directionally-oriented microtissues that contain a luminal space, reminiscent of the in vivo structure of the mammary gland.2015 August 13, “MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells Form Differentiated Microtissues in Scaffold-Free Hydrogels”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of microtissue

pluralmicrotissues

Origin of microtissue

From micro- + tissue.

Questions about microtissue

What does microtissue mean?
Microtissue means microscale tissue.
What part of speech is microtissue?
Microtissue is a noun.
What is the plural of microtissue?
The plural of microtissue is microtissues.

Words near microtissue in the dictionary

  1. microtimings
  2. microtine
  3. microtines
  4. microtip
  5. microtips
  6. microtissue
  7. microtissues
  8. microtiter
  9. microtiter plate
  10. microtiter plates
  11. microtiterplate

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