Meanings
nountranswell (plural transwells)
plural transwells
- biologyA membrane insert used for cell cultures, between agar wells.
In one experiment, Pneumocystis was inoculated into transwells and treated according to the cultivation protocol for 56 days (Table 4).
2005, Melanie T. Cushion, Peter D. Walzer, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, page 655
Origin
From trans- + well, originally from the Transwell brand of inserts.
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