- inclusion body
- noun Date: 1913 an inclusion, abnormal structure, or foreign cell within a cell (as the eosinophilic body formed by a cytomegalovirus or the abnormal filament characteristic of some myopathies)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
inclusion body
Look at other dictionaries:
inclusion body — n an inclusion, abnormal structure, or foreign cell within a cell specif an intracellular body that is characteristic of some virus diseases and that is the site of virus multiplication … Medical dictionary
inclusion body — n. any of various small particles of nonliving or foreign material occurring in body cells, as a pigment or secretion granule, a microsome, or a virus … English World dictionary
inclusion body — noun any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases) (Freq. 1) an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell • Syn: ↑cellular inclusion, ↑inclusion • Hypernyms: ↑body • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
Inclusion body myositis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M60.8 [1] ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Inclusion body — Inclusion bodies are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances, usually proteins. They typically represent sites of viral multiplication in a bacterium or a eukaryotic cell and usually consist of viral capsid proteins. Inclusion… … Wikipedia
inclusion body encephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
porcine inclusion body rhinitis — inclusion body r … Medical dictionary
inclusion body hepatitis — a viral disease of young chickens, caused by an adenovirus and characterized by hemorrhage, jaundice, and anemia; hepatocytes have eosinophilic inclusion bodies. Mortality in a flock may reach 25 per cent … Medical dictionary
inclusion body rhinitis — mucopurulent rhinitis and sinusitis of young pigs due to infection with a cytomegalovirus; severe cases may be marked by atrophy of the turbinate bones (see atrophic r. of swine) and distortion of the snout, sneezing, stunting of growth, and,… … Medical dictionary
inclusion body — Pathol. a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus infected cell. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
