Cell Function
cell motility Audio
[ sel moh-tih-lih-tee ]
Definitions related to cell motility:
  • Ability of cells to move from one location to another.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any process involved in the controlled self-propelled movement of a cell that results in translocation of the cell from one place to another.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Cell Motility consists of active translocation of a whole cell, or cell body, from one site to another; distinct from cell motion that involves movement of cell processes (e.g., axons, microvilli, etc.). (NCI)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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