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spheroid

/ˈsfɪˌrɔɪd/ /ˈsfɛrɔɪd/
noun
  1. 1
    sferoid

    A shape that is almost spherical.

    • The tumor formed a spheroid.
      Tümör bir sferoid oluşturdu.
  2. 2
    küremsi cisim

    A solid generated by rotating an ellipse about one of its axes.

    • A spheroid is not perfectly round.
      Bir sferoid mükemmel yuvarlak değildir.
  3. 3
    sferoid (hücre kültürü)countable Medical

    A small, three-dimensional cluster of cells grown in the laboratory, used to model tissue or tumor behavior.

    • Researchers grew tumor spheroids to test new cancer drugs.
      Araştırmacılar, yeni kanser ilaçlarını test etmek için tümör sferoidleri yetiştirdi.
    • Spheroids better mimic real tissue than flat cell cultures.
      Sferoidler, düz hücre kültürlerine göre gerçek dokuyu daha iyi taklit eder.

Antonyms

flat shapeangular shapeirregular shape

Collocations

spheroid shapespheroid cellspheroid formationspheroid culturespheroid modelspheroid growth