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inclusion

inclusion

2 7.9
A small object found inside a cell, often seen in some diseases
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈkluːʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuerpo de inclusión
  • And you can see that here are the inclusions in the neurons in the brain.
  • MnS inclusion
  • inclusions in steel
  • inclusion criterion

Examples

  • The geochemists isolated the inclusions in the mineral samples to analyze their composition.

  • They're described as black diamonds, and the blackness is due to inclusions of various types.

    Blog text (3)
  • The second phase aimed at evaluating the effect of sand inclusion on the fiber factor limits of mortars prepared with PP fibers.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The resemblance between its mineral inclusions and the magnetic grains made by bacteria is apparently just happenstance.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Their cytoplasm can be typically skimpy or flowing with pseudopods, harboring an array of inclusions.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The proneness to pitting of steels caused by MnS inclusions in their microstructures is a widely studied subject.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The differential diagnoses include dermoid and inclusion cysts, preauricular sinuses, hemangiomas, and malignant soft-tissue tumors.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Specialists noted that the sample displayed unusual inclusions suggesting the presence of a disease.

  • Under a microscope, the biologist observed several inclusions in the cells that indicated abnormal conditions.

Synonyms

inclusion body
vsinclusion
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A small part inside a cell often seen when the cell has a disease

is less specific, seen in various diseases or abnormal cell states
cellular inclusion
vsinclusion
  • Specialized
8.0

A small spot inside a cell that shows disease or how the cell works

is mainly associated with disease or abnormal cell states rather than normal processes

Compounds

inclusion body
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A small part inside a cell often seen when the cell has a disease

cellular inclusion
  • Specialized
8.0

A small spot inside a cell that shows disease or how the cell works

A sudden infection by the herpes virus that damages the front and side parts of the brain

8.5

A muscle disease that slowly makes arm and thigh muscles weak in older adults

9.9

A rare long-lasting brain infection from measles that mainly affects children and young adults and often kills within three years

A rare brain infection after measles that slowly damages thinking and movement

Surface Forms

inclusion singular
inclusions plural

Morphology

inclusion = include (semi-transparent) = include + ion

Formally derived from 'include' but used as a specialized technical term (a particle enclosed within another) that is not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

In biology, inclusion names a small body found 'inside' a cell and the word comes from in- 'in' and cludere 'to shut', so you can picture a tiny thing 'shut in' the cell; that is why doctors call certain particles in cells 'inclusions'.