Laboratory Procedure
cell sorting
[ sel sawr-ting ]
Subclass of:
Cytological Techniques
Definitions related to cell separation:
  • (cell sorting) Any of various processes to isolate one or more specific cell populations from a heterogeneous mixture of cells.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cell sorting) Applies only to artificial, usually extracorporeal techniques; for natural, in vivo processes, use CELL MIGRATION.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Techniques for separating distinct populations of cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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