🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

azellulär

Pronunciation / Transliteration: atzellulaer

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Acellular/eɪˈsɛl.jʊ.lər/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Viren gelten als azelluläre Krankheitserreger."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not consisting of, divided into, or containing cells.

    "Viruses are considered acellular infectious agents because they lack cellular structure entirely."
  2. 2

    Lacking cells, often used in reference to biological matrices or tissues processed for medical implants.

    "The surgeon used an acellular dermal matrix to repair the tissue defect."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix a- (meaning 'not' or 'without') combined with cellular, which originates from the Latin 'cellula', meaning a small room or compartment. First appearing in the late 19th century as biological and medical terminology advanced, it was coined to precisely describe structures or organisms lacking cells.

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