cellularity

English

Etymology

cellular +‎ -ity

Noun

cellularity (countable and uncountable, plural cellularities)

  1. (medicine) The number and type of cells in a given tissue
    • 1994, Stanley Hoppenfeld & Michael S. Zeide, “Chondrosarcoma”, in Orthopaedic Dictionary‎, →ISBN, page 61:
      Microscopically, there are cartilaginous cells with increased cellularity and pleomorphism in comparison to benign tumors.
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