cell inclusion

inclusion /in·clu·sion/ (in-kloo´zhun)

1. the act of enclosing or the condition of being enclosed.

2. anything that is enclosed; a cell inclusion.

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cell inclusion  a usually lifeless, often temporary, constituent in the cytoplasm of a cell.

dental inclusion 

1. a tooth so surrounded with bony tissue that it is unable to erupt.

2. a cyst of oral soft tissue or bone.

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cell inclusion

n.

1. Nonliving material in the protoplasm of a cell, such as pigment granules, fat droplets, or nutritive substances. Also called metaplasm.

2. A storage material such as glycogen or fat.

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cell inclusion

Etymology: L, cella, storeroom, in + claudere, to shut

any foreign matter or residual elements of the cytoplasm that are enclosed within a cell. They are metabolic products of the cell (for example, granules or crystals). Also called metaplasm.

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inclusion

1. the act of enclosing or the condition of being enclosed.

2. anything that is enclosed; a cell inclusion.

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epithelial inclusion

probably endothelial displacements during embryonic development; epithelial cells in acinar or ductal structure enclosed in a layer of epithelial cells on a basement membrane.

cell inclusion

a usually lifeless, often temporary, constituent in the cytoplasm of a cell.

chlamydial inclusion

see elementary body.

dental inclusion

a tooth so surrounded with bony material that it is unable to erupt.

fetal inclusion

a partially developed embryo enclosed within the body of its twin.

nutritive i's

glycogen inclusions, visible only with electron microscope, include α-particles (rosettes) and β-particles (single particles).