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acellular

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adjective
  1. being without cells.
  2. composed of tissue not divided into separate cells, as striated muscle fibers.

Origin of acellular

First recorded in 1935–40; a-6 + cellular
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acellular

adjective
  1. biology not made up of or containing cells
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acellular in Medicine

acellular

(ā-sĕl′yə-lər)
adj.
  1. Containing no cells; not made of cells.
  2. Devoid of cells; noncellular.
  3. Of or relating to unicellular organisms that do not become multicellular and are complete within a single cell unit.
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acellular in Science

acellular

[ā-sĕl′yə-lər]
  1. Devoid of cells. The hyphae of some fungi are acellular.
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