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peripolesis

peripolesis noun: the process by which a cell attaches itself to another cell, thought to be a physiological mechanism involved in regulating immune response.

Noun

peripolesis (uncountable)

  1. The process by which a cell attaches itself to another cell, thought to be a physiological mechanism involved in regulating immune response.

Questions about peripolesis

What does peripolesis mean?
Peripolesis means the process by which a cell attaches itself to another cell, thought to be a physiological mechanism involved in regulating immune response.
What part of speech is peripolesis?
Peripolesis is a noun.

Words near peripolesis in the dictionary

  1. peripneustic
  2. peripodia
  3. peripodial
  4. peripodium
  5. peripolar
  6. peripolesis
  7. peripolygonal
  8. peripontine
  9. periporate
  10. periportal
  11. periportally

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