extracellular
adjective
ex·tra·cel·lu·lar
ˌek-strə-ˈsel-yə-lər 
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracellular digestion
extracellular enzymes
extracellularly
adverb
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Assays looking for circulating tumor DNA, epigenetic modifications, fragment length patterns, and different molecules, such as RNA, proteins, glycosaminoglycans, and extracellular vesicles, were being trained to catch cancer using machine learning.
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Sana Raoof, STAT, 4 June 2026
Exosome therapy Exosomes are nanosized extracellular vesicles that are secreted by cells and act as messengers for cell-to-cell communications.
—Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 1 June 2026
To prove its real-world power, the team partnered with Xiamen University to successfully track elusive lung cancer biomarkers (extracellular vesicles, sEVs) that are typically present at levels far too low for traditional laboratory equipment to detect.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
But antibiotics also place bacteria under stress, and that stress can cause bacteria to release more extracellular vesicles carrying inflammatory molecules.
—Panteha Torabian, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
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Sana Raoof, STAT, 4 June 2026
Exosome therapy Exosomes are nanosized extracellular vesicles that are secreted by cells and act as messengers for cell-to-cell communications.
—Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 1 June 2026
To prove its real-world power, the team partnered with Xiamen University to successfully track elusive lung cancer biomarkers (extracellular vesicles, sEVs) that are typically present at levels far too low for traditional laboratory equipment to detect.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
But antibiotics also place bacteria under stress, and that stress can cause bacteria to release more extracellular vesicles carrying inflammatory molecules.
—Panteha Torabian, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
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extracellular
adjective
ex·tra·cel·lu·lar
ˌek-strə-ˈsel-yə-lər
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
Medical Definition
extracellular
adjective
ex·tra·cel·lu·lar
ˌek-strə-ˈsel-yə-lər
: situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body
extracellular digestion
extracellular enzymes
extracellularly
adverb
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