Juxtacrine

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In direct contact, especially of one cell with another. not-comparable

Etymology

From juxta- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).

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