extracellular

[ ek-struh-sel-yuh-ler ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. outside a cell or cells.

extracellular

/ ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljʊlə /

adjective

1. biology situated or occurring outside a cell or cells

extracellular

/ ĕk′strə-sĕl′yə-lər /

1. Located or occurring outside a cell or cells.

Derived Forms

• ˌextraˈcellularly, adverb

Other Words From

• extra·cellu·lar·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of extracellular¹

First recorded in 1865–70; extra- + cellular

Example Sentences

Made out of long, intertwining fibers, the porous material better mimics the structure of the extracellular matrix found in human organs, and it has previously been used to create scaffolds for purposes like wound healing.

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The remarkably precise method allows researchers to peer into nanometer-sized membrane sacs, called extracellular vesicles or EVs, that can carry different types of cargos, like proteins, nucleic acids and metabolites, in the bloodstream.

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When our cells communicate, they send out small membrane bubbles known as extracellular vesicles which contain various signalling molecules.

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Actomyosin also connects to a key component called the extracellular matrix, or ECM, which is composed of collagen.

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This new study builds upon previous work in Higuita-Castro's lab, which reported a year ago that nanocarriers called extracellular vesicles loaded with anti-inflammatory cargo curbed tissue injury in damaged mouse lungs.

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