inclusion body
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- noun
- /ɪnˈkluːʒən ˈbɑdi/
- Specialized
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cuerpo de inclusión
- The pathologist noted the presence of inclusion bodies in the patient’s lung cells, indicating a viral infection.
Examples
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Researchers are studying how inclusion bodies form in cells affected by genetic disorders.
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The presence of a specific inclusion body can help pathologists diagnose certain viral infections.
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Under microscopic examination, several inclusion bodies were observed in the infected tissue sample.
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The scientist observed an inclusion body under the microscope.
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In patients with certain infections, inclusion bodies can be detected.
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Under the microscope, the technician observed several inclusion bodies, a characteristic sign of the disease.
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Researchers identified inclusion bodies within the cytoplasm of the infected cells during their analysis.
Synonyms
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A small object found inside a cell, often seen in some diseases
A small spot inside a cell that shows disease or how the cell works
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term names a 'body' that is an 'inclusion' inside a cell, so a learner who knows 'inclusion' (something included) and 'body' can infer it refers to a small structure contained within a cell; the specific pathological associations may be unknown but the core sense is directly compositional. This noun+noun compound follows regular English compounding and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, making it transparent to learners familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
Inclusion body comes from the image scientists saw under a microscope: the word inclusion means 'included' and body means a small blob, because tiny blobs were seen inside cells. So the name now means a small part found inside a cell, often linked to disease.