Literally
71dysplasia — Literally wrong growth . Usually used to denote early stage of carcinogenesis, marked by abnormal epithelial morphology …
72fascicle — Literally, a bundle. In particular, this is used to describe the tendency of neurites to grow together (fasciculate) …
73halophile — Literally, salt loving: organism that tolerates saline conditions, in extreme cases in concentrations considerably in excess of those found in normal sea water such as salt lakes. Some Archaebacteria (eg. Halobacterium halobium ) are notable for… …
74in situ — Literally, in place. Used particularly in the context of in situ hybridization …
75in vitro — Literally, in glass; general term for cells in culture as opposed to in a multicellular organism (in vivo) …
76in vivo — Literally, in life; used of cells in their natural multicellular environment or of experiments done on intact organism rather than on isolated cells in culture (in vitro) …
77neoplasia — Literally new growth, usually refers to abnormal new growth, and thus means the same as tumour, which may be benign or malignant. Unlike hyperplasia, neoplastic proliferation persists even in the absence of the original stimulus …
78polarity — Literally having poles (like a magnet), but used to describe cells that have one or more axes of symmetry. In epithelial cells, the polarity meant is between apical and basolateral regions; in moving cells, having a distinct front and rear. Some… …
79self-replicating — Literally, replication of a system by itself without outside intervention. In practice often taken to refer to systems that replicate without the contribution of any information from outside the system …
80septum — Literally a separating wall. Mainly applied to the structure composed of plasmalemmae and cell wall material formed in cell division in prokaryotes and fungi. Also applied to the sealing layers in various packages of sterile fluids, or barriers… …
