cellularity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English cellular
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.
Latin -itās
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English cellularity

    From 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[1], →ISBN, page 61:
        Microscopically, there are cartilaginous cells with increased cellularity and pleomorphism in comparison to benign tumors.

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