(n) any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases), Syn. cellular inclusion, inclusion, Example:an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell
(n) myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See Include. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Something that is included. [ PJC ]
3. (Min.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Biol., Cytology) A small body suspended within the cytoplasm of a cell. [ PJC ]
5. (Logic, Math.) The relationship existing between two sets if one is a subset of the other. [ PJC ]