inclusion body

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Definition of inclusion body

: an inclusion, abnormal structure, or foreign cell within a cell (such as the eosinophilic body formed by a cytomegalovirus or the abnormal filament characteristic of some myopathies)

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Stricken with inclusion body myositis, a debilitating muscular disease, Mr. Edell retired in 2001 after a 13-3 season. — Mike Klingaman, Washington Post, "Dick Edell, Hall of Fame Maryland men’s lacrosse coach, dies at 74," 6 May 2018

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The first known use of inclusion body was in 1894

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inclusion body

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Medical Definition of inclusion body

: an inclusion, abnormal structure, or foreign cell within a cell specifically : an intracellular body that is characteristic of some virus diseases and that is the site of virus multiplication