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extracellular matrix

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

All the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, biology, cytology, histology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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  • Finnish: soluväliaine — connective tissues and fibres
  • German: extrazelluläre Matrix — connective tissues and fibres
  • German: Extrazellularmatrix — connective tissues and fibres
  • German: EZM — connective tissues and fibres
  • Polish: macierz pozakomórkowa — connective tissues and fibres
  • Russian: ма́трикс (mátriks) — connective tissues and fibres
  • Spanish: matriz extracelular — connective tissues and fibres