microenvironment
noun
the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat.
microenvironmental
-
a word derived from
microenvironment.
Example Sentences
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According to Nishimura, "These findings reveal that the same stem cell population can follow antagonistic fates -- exhaustion or expansion -- depending on the type of stress and microenvironmental signals."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
The team identified several key pathways underlying fistulizing Crohn's disease, including cellular aging and loss of proliferation, reaction to microenvironmental stimuli, and a destructive gene signature in connective tissues that is unique to perianal fistulae.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
