Cell Function
cell proliferation Audio
cell pro·lif·er·a·tion [ sel pruh-lif-uh-rey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Cell Growth Processes
Definitions related to cell proliferation:
  • All of the processes involved in increasing CELL NUMBER including CELL DIVISION.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • An increase in the number of cells as a result of cell growth and cell division.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Involves the growth and reproduction of similar cells by cell division, resulting in an increase in cell number.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Reproduction or multiplication of cells.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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