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

1. Located or occurring outside a cell or cells.

Other Word Forms

• extracellularly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of extracellular¹

First recorded in 1865–70; extra- + cellular

Example Sentences

The team proposes several possibilities: the cells could release antiaging proteins or tiny extracellular vesicles capable of entering the brain, or they might remove pro-aging factors from the bloodstream, protecting the brain from harmful effects.

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About 70% of the body water that gets frozen in the wood frogs is frozen outside their cells, in those "safe" extracellular spaces: inside the abdomen and in sheets between their skin and muscles.

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The researchers show that dAdo is initially produced in the apoplast, an extracellular space outside the host cells.

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Protein secretion is a fundamental biological process by which proteins are transported from a cell into the extracellular space, which is crucial for various functions, including communication between cells, immune responses, and digestion.

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They produce and organize the so-called extracellular matrix, a network of proteins such as collagen, which makes the tissue stable and elastic, but also perform many other tasks.

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