Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Intracellular: Located, occurring, or functioning within a cell or cells. This term is primarily used in biology and anatomy to describe processes, structures, or substances that exist inside a cell.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Quá trình tiêu hóa nội bào rất quan trọng đối với một số sinh vật. (The intracellular digestion process is very important for some organisms.)
  • Các bào quan là những cấu trúc nội bào có chức năng chuyên biệt. (Organelles are specialized intracellular structures.)
  • Sự truyền tín hiệu nội bào giúp tế bào phản ứng với môi trường. (Intracellular signaling helps the cell react to its environment.)

Advanced Usage

• "Môi trường nội bào": Intracellular environment.

  • Sự ổn định của môi trường nội bào là cần thiết cho sự sống. (The stability of the intracellular environment is essential for life.)

• "Chất nội bào": Intracellular substance/fluid.

  • Nồng độ ion trong chất nội bào được kiểm soát chặt chẽ. (The ion concentration in the intracellular fluid is tightly regulated.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngoại bào (Adjective): Extracellular. Located or occurring outside a cell or cells.

  • Chất nền ngoại bào hỗ trợ cấu trúc cho tế bào. (The extracellular matrix provides structural support to cells.)

• Liên bào (Adjective): Intercellular. Located or occurring between cells.

  • Các kênh liên bào cho phép tế bào giao tiếp. (Intercellular channels allow cells to communicate.)

Synonyms

• Bên trong tế bào: Inside the cell. (A descriptive phrase rather than a direct scientific synonym.)

Notes on Meaning

• The word "nội bào" is a specialized scientific term. It is a compound formed from "nội" (internal, inside) and "bào" (from "tế bào", meaning cell). It is almost exclusively used in academic, medical, and biological contexts to describe phenomena within the boundary of a cell membrane. It does not have common idiomatic or figurative uses.

1. (sinh vật) Intracelluler