ultrastructure
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ultrastructure
[ul´trah-struk″chur]the structure visible only under the ultramicroscope and electron microscope.
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ul·tra·struc·ture
(ŭl'tră-strŭk'chūr),Structures or particles seen with the electron microscope.
Synonym(s): fine structure
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ultrastructure
(ŭl′trə-strŭk′chər)n.
The detailed structure of a biological specimen, such as a cell, tissue, or organ, that can be observed only by electron microscopy. Also called fine structure.
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ultrastructure
the fine detail of CELL structure, which requires the use of the ELECTRON MICROSCOPE for proper visualization.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005