cellularity

The number and type of cells in a given tissue

Noun

  1. The number and type of cells in a given tissue
    • Microscopically, there are cartilaginous cells with increased cellularity and pleomorphism in comparison to benign tumors. - 1994, Stanley Hoppenfeld, Michael S. Zeide, “Chondrosarcoma”, in Orthopaedic Dictionary,...

Origin

Etymology tree English cellular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English cellularity From cellular + -ity.

Forms

cellularities

Derived

acellularity hepatocellularity hypercellularity hypocellularity pluricellularity