acellular
/eɪˈsɛljʊlə
/adjective Biology
1Not consisting of, divided into, or containing cells.Briefly, a cell volume distribution was obtained and gates were set to select for counting only intact cells excluding acellular debris....
- This isolate contains an internal acellular compartment containing filaments linking the cells.
- Besides being segmented, the body wall of annelids is characterized by being made up of both circular and longitudinal muscle fibers surrounded by a moist, acellular cuticle that is secreted by an epidermal epithelium.
1.1(Especially of protozoa) consisting of one cell only.