Meanings
adjectivepluricellular (not comparable)
- not comparableConsisting of multiple cells; multicellular
Fusion events in vivo, particularly in embryonic development, often involve the purse-string contraction of a pluricellular actomyosin cable at the free edge.
2015, V. Nier, M. Deforet, G. Duclos, H.G. Yevick, O. Cochet-Escartin, P. Marcq, P. Silberzan, “Tissue fusion over non-adhering surfaces”, in PNAS, volume 112
Origin
Translations
Catalan pluricel·lular
- pluricel·lularconsisting of multiple cells
French pluricellulaire
- pluricellulaireconsisting of multiple cells
Italian pluricellulare
- pluricellulareconsisting of multiple cells
Portuguese pluricelular
- pluricelularconsisting of multiple cells
Spanish pluricelular
- pluricelularconsisting of multiple cells
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