compartmentation

compartmentation
The division of a cell into different regions, either structurally or biochemically.

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com·part·men·ta·tion kəm-.pärt-mən-'tā-shən, -.men- n intracellular partitioning of cellular substances and metabolic activities by membranes

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com·part·men·ta·tion (kəm-pahrt″men-taґshən) the internal division of cells into membrane-limited areas (e.g., endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria), each having a specific structure, function, and biochemical composition; a characteristic of eukaryotes. Called also compartmentalization.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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