Inclusion Body (Noun)
Meaning
Any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The presence of an inclusion body in the cell was a clear indication of viral infection.
- The pathologist examined the tissue sample and identified an inclusion body in the cytoplasm of the affected cells.
- Inclusion bodies are characteristic of certain diseases, such as rabies and herpes simplex.
- The scientist studied the inclusion body in the neuron to understand the progression of the neurodegenerative disease.
- The inclusion body in the infected cell was composed of aggregates of viral proteins and nucleic acids.