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Meaning of extracellular matrix | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch extrazelluläre Matrix Extrazellularmatrix EZM
Español matriz extracelular
Suomi soluväliaine
Kurdî ezm
Русский матрикс

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Extracellularly extracellulase extrachorion extraconstitutionality extracorporeal shockwave therapy extracorporeality

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