Definition of Acellular

1. Adjective. Not made up of or divided into cells.

Exact synonyms: Noncellular
Similar to: Cell-free, One-celled, Single-celled
Antonyms: Cellular

Definition of Acellular

1. Adjective. Not composed of cells; not cellular ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acellular

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Acellular

1. Describes any organism or tissue that is a mass of protoplasm which is not divided into cells, such as the plasmodium of some slime molds and the hyphae of some fungi. (12 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acellular

acecarbromal
aceclidine
aceclofenac
aced
acedapsone
acedia
acedias
acediasulfone
acedoben
acefluranol
acefurtiamine
acefylline
acefylline piperazine
aceldama
aceldamas
acellular (current term)
acellular slime mold
acellular vaccine
acelom
acelomate
acelomatous
acenaphthene
acenaphthenes
acenaphthoquinone
acenaphthoquinones
acenaphthylene
acene
acenes
acenesthesia
acenocoumarin

Literary usage of Acellular

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Serology of Nervous and Mental Diseases by David Michael Kaplan (1914)
"acellular TYPE An acellular spinal fluid is rarely encountered, but it must, nevertheless, ... The serology of the acellular type is, therefore, ..."

2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Primary immunization of infants with an acellular pertussis vaccine in a double-blind ... Placebo-controlled trial of two acellular pertussis vaccines in ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1892)
"On the other hand, if the cause of bending of acellular ... In an acellular organ, if the cell membranes yield symmetrically to internal pressure, ..."

4. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"Neither whole cell nor acellular pertussis vaccine is licensed for persons > 7 ... Combination vaccines containing either whole cell or acellular pertussis ..."

5. The Harvey Lectures by Harvey Society of New York, New York Academy of Medicine (1911)
"In each case the insoluble salts are laid down in a matrix especially prepared to receive them; in bone formation the homogeneous acellular matrix of the ..."

6. Identifying Health Technologies That Work: Searching For Evidence by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... Encephalitis Virus Vaccine January 1993 Pertussis Vaccination: acellular Pertussis Vaccine for Reinforcing and Booster Use—Supplementary ACIP Statement ..."

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