paracellular

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adjective

Between cells.

OriginEnglish cellular ← Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pərai →
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Meanings

adjectiveparacellular (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBetween cells.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
para-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Englishcellular
  8. Englishparacellular

From para- + cellular.

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APA

paracellular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracellular

MLA

“paracellular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracellular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paracellular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracellular.

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