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cell inclusion

[′sel in′klü·zhan]
(cell and molecular biology)
A small, nonliving intracellular particle, usually representing a form of stored food, not immediately vital to life processes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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