Meanings
nouncytoadhesion (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyAdhesion of cells.
To investigate if the in silico results are consistent with physiological observations, we studied the cytoadhesion of human parasitized (Plasmodium falciparum) erythrocytes to primary human STB cultures, in flow conditions with different WSS values.
2016 January 28, “Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations of Maternal Circulation: Wall Shear Stress in the Human Placenta and Its Biological Implications”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
- Englishcyto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Latinhaereō
- Latinadhaereō
- Latinadhaesiōnem
- Frenchadhésion
- Englishadhesion
- Englishcytoadhesion
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cytoadhesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoadhesion
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“cytoadhesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoadhesion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytoadhesion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoadhesion.
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