inclusion body


nounPathology.
  1. a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.

Origin of inclusion body

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for inclusion body

inclusion body

noun
  1. pathol any of the small particles found in the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells infected with certain viruses

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