noun
any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases) (Freq. 1)
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an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell
• Syn: ↑cellular inclusion, ↑inclusion
• Hypernyms: ↑body
• Hyponyms: ↑plasmid, ↑plasmid DNA, ↑Russell's body, ↑cancer body
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noun : a rounded or oval intracellular body that consists of elementary bodies in a matrix, is characteristic of certain virus diseases, and is believed to represent a stage in the multiplication of the virus
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Pathol.
a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.
[1920-25]
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inclusion body,
a stainable body found in the cells of tissues infected with a filterable virus, as in rabies or smallpox.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.