inclusion

in·clu·sion

noun \in-ˈklü-zhən\

Definition of INCLUSION

1

: the act of including : the state of being included

2

: something that is included: as

a : a gaseous, liquid, or solid foreign body enclosed in a mass (as of a mineral)

b : a passive usually temporary product of cell activity (as a starch grain) within the cytoplasm or nucleus

3

: a relation between two classes that exists when all members of the first are also members of the second — compare membership 3

4

: the act or practice of including students with disabilities in regular school classes

— in·clu·sion·ary \in-ˈklü-zhə-ner-ē\ adjective

Origin of INCLUSION

Latin inclusion-, inclusio, from includere

First Known Use: 1600

Other Mineralogy Terms

agate, host, matrix, streak

Rhymes with INCLUSION

affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian

in·clu·sion

noun \in-ˈklü-zhən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of INCLUSION

: something that is included; especially : a passive usually temporary product of cell activity (as a starch grain) within the cytoplasm or nucleus