peripolesis

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noun

The process by which a cell attaches itself to another cell, thought to be a physiological mechanism involved in regulating immune response.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounperipolesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe process by which a cell attaches itself to another cell, thought to be a physiological mechanism involved in regulating immune response.
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