extracellular matrix

noun

All the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.

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Meanings

nounextracellular matrix (plural extracellular matrices)

plural extracellular matrices

  1. anatomyAll the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
extramatrix

Translations

Finnish soluväliaine
  • soluväliaineconnective tissues and fibres
German extrazelluläre Matrix, Extrazellularmatrix
  • extrazelluläre Matrixconnective tissues and fibres
  • Extrazellularmatrixconnective tissues and fibres
  • EZMconnective tissues and fibres
Polish macierz pozakomórkowa
  • macierz pozakomórkowaconnective tissues and fibres
Russian ма́трикс
  • ма́трикс (mátriks)connective tissues and fibres
Spanish matriz extracelular
  • matriz extracelularconnective tissues and fibres
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APA

extracellular matrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extracellular%20matrix

MLA

“extracellular matrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extracellular%20matrix. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extracellular matrix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extracellular%20matrix.

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