Definition of ECM

1. Noun. Electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Exact synonyms: Electronic Countermeasures
Generic synonyms: Electronic Warfare, Ew
Specialized synonyms: Electronic Deception, Electronic Jamming, Jam, Jamming

Definition of ECM

1. Initialism. (linguistics) (initialism of exceptional case-marking Exceptional case-marking) ¹

2. Initialism. (economics EU) (initialism of European Common Market) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of ECM

1. Any material produced by cells and secreted into the surrounding medium, but usually applied to the noncellular portion of animal tissues. The ecm of connective tissue is particularly extensive and the properties of the ecm determine the properties of the tissue. In broad terms there are three major components: fibrous elements particularly collagen, elastin or reticulin), link proteins (e.g. Fibronectin, laminin) and space filling molecules (usually glycosaminoglycans). The matrix may be mineralised to resist compression (as in bone) or dominated by tension resisting fibres (as in tendon). The basal lamina of epithelial cells is another commonly encountered ecm. Although ecm is produced by cells, it has recently become clear that the ecm can influence the behaviour of cells quite markedly, an important factor to consider when growing cells in vitro: removing cells from their normal environment can have far reaching effects. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of ECM

ECCM
ECD
ECDIS
ECDL
ECF
ECF-A
ECFV
ECG
ECGD
ECG lead
ECH
ECHR
ECIS
ECL
ECLSS
ECM (current term)
ECMA
ECMAScript
ECMO virus
ECO
ECOG
ECOSOC
ECOSOC commission
ECP
ECPI
ECS
ECSC
ECSO virus
ECSS
ECT

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