cellularity

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noun

The number and type of cells in a given tissue

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Meanings

nouncellularity (countable and uncountable, plural cellularities)

plural cellularities

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe number and type of cells in a given tissue

    Microscopically, there are cartilaginous cells with increased cellularity and pleomorphism in comparison to benign tumors.

    1994, Stanley Hoppenfeld, Michael S. Zeide, “Chondrosarcoma”, in Orthopaedic Dictionary, →ISBN, page 61

Origin

From cellular + -ity.

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APA

cellularity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellularity

MLA

“cellularity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellularity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellularity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellularity.

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