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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in·clu·sion (n-klzhn)

n.

1. A nonliving mass, such as a droplet of fat, in the cytoplasm of a cell.

2. The process by which a foreign or heterogenous structure is misplaced in another tissue.

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inclusion

[inklo̅o̅′zhən]

Etymology: L, in, within, claudere, to shut

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

2 a structure within another, such as an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cells.

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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).