INCLUSION BODY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inclusion body mean? 

• INCLUSION BODY (noun)
  The noun INCLUSION BODY has 1 sense:

1. any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)

  Familiarity information: INCLUSION BODY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INCLUSION BODY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

cellular inclusion; inclusion; inclusion body

Context example:

an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell

Hypernyms ("inclusion body" is a kind of...):

body (an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inclusion body"):

plasmid; plasmid DNA (a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication)

cancer body; Russell's body (an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic inclusion bodies called Lafora bodies in many cells of the body including neurons, muscle cells, and liver cells.

(Lafora Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A round basophilic inclusion body that contains calcium and iron. It is found in the bladder wall of patients with malakoplakia.

(Michaelis-Gutmann Body, NCI Thesaurus)

All members produce both cytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies.

(Morbillivirus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Infections produce type A inclusion bodies; in many instances, infection may remain latent for many years, even in the presence of specific circulating antibodies.

(Herpesvirus, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically, it is characterized by the presence of intranuclear inclusion bodies.

(Cytomegaloviral Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

Plant cell inclusion bodies that contain the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll, which is associated with the membrane of THYLAKOIDS.

(Chloroplast, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An abnormal cell that contains intranuclear and intracytoplasmic cytomegalovirus inclusion bodies.

(Cytomegalic Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically, it consists of foamy histiocytes and characteristic basophilic inclusion bodies called Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.

(Malakoplakia, NCI Thesaurus)