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INCLUSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of including
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("inclusion" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inclusion"):
incorporation (including by incorporating)
Derivation:
include (add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category)
include (consider as part of something)
include (allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
Example:
an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell
Synonyms:
cellular inclusion; inclusion; inclusion body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("inclusion" is a kind of...):
body (an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inclusion"):
plasmid; plasmid DNA (a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication)
cancer body; Russell's body (an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The relation of comprising something
Example:
he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work
Synonyms:
comprehension; inclusion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("inclusion" is a kind of...):
involvement (a connection of inclusion or containment)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The state of being included
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("inclusion" is a kind of...):
situation; state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inclusion"):
embrace (the state of taking in or encircling)
encompassment (including entirely)
Antonym:
exclusion (the state of being excluded)
Context examples:
A benign neoplasm probably arising from mesothelial inclusions in the adrenal gland tissue.
(Adrenal Gland Adenomatoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Meeting inclusion criteria is not a sufficient condition for entry or recruitment of a subject into the study.
(Inclusion Criteria, NCI Thesaurus)
The set of characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known and that constitutes it's individuality or set inclusion.
(Identity, NCI Thesaurus)
Its inclusion may also increase antitumor activity, when compared to the inclusion of the CD3-zeta chain alone.
(Anti-CD19-CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-Expressing Allogenic Natural Killer Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
The inclusion of the CD28 signaling domain may increase proliferation of T-cells and antitumor activity compared to the inclusion of the CD3-zeta chain alone.
(Autologous CD19-28z Chimeric Antigen Receptor-expressing T-lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
Furthermore, inclusion of the 4-1BB signaling domain may increase the antitumor activity compared to the inclusion of the CD28 costimulatory domain and TCR zeta chain alone.
(Autologous PBTL CD19CAR-28/CD137/zeta, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the Heinz bodies (small round inclusions within the body of a red blood cell) in a biological specimen.
(Heinz-Ehrlich Body Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
All members produce both cytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies.
(Morbillivirus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A round basophilic inclusion body that contains calcium and iron. It is found in the bladder wall of patients with malakoplakia.
(Michaelis-Gutmann Body, NCI Thesaurus)
An acquired or hereditary chronic inflammatory disorder of the muscles characterized by the morphologic finding of vacuoles and filamentous inclusions in the muscle tissues.
(Inclusion Body Myositis, NCI Thesaurus)
