Medical Definition of Contact induced spreading

1. The response in which contact between two epithelial cells leads to a stabilised contact and the increased spreading of the cells so that the area covered is greater than that covered by the two cells in isolation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contact Induced Spreading

contact-type dermatitis
contact action
contact allergy
contact area
contact arm
contact ball
contact ceptor
contact cheilitis
contact dermatitis
contact details
contact following
contact guidance
contact high
contact hypersensitivity
contact illumination
contact induced spreading (current term)
contact inhibition
contact inhibition of growth
contact inhibition of movement
contact inhibition of phagocytosis
contact juggling
contact language
contact lens
contact lens solutions
contact lenses
contact metamorphism
contact point
contact print
contact rate
contact sensitivity

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