INCLUSION BODY
\ɪnklˈuːʒən bˈɒdi], \ɪnklˈuːʒən bˈɒdi], \ɪ_n_k_l_ˈuː_ʒ_ə_n b_ˈɒ_d_i]\
Definitions of INCLUSION BODY
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any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
By Princeton University
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any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A generic term for any circumscribed mass of foreign (e.g., lead or viruses) or metabolically inactive materials (e.g., ceroid or Mallory bodies), within the cytoplasm or nucleus of a cell. Inclusion bodies are in cells infected with certain filtrable viruses, observed especially in nerve, epithelial, or endothelial cells. (Stedman, 25th ed)
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).