inclusion body
nounPathology.
a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.
Origin of inclusion body
1First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for inclusion body
inclusion body
noun
pathol any of the small particles found in the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells infected with certain viruses
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