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microenvironment Definition

micro·environ·ment (mī′krō en vī′rən mənt)

noun

the environmental conditions of a relatively small, localized area, esp. of a microhabitat
microenvironment Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • local: The granuloma thus provides a complex, local microenvironment in which leucocytes interact to effect pathogen clearance or to ensure their containment.
  • stromal: The role of the stromal microenvironment on cell death and drug resistance in leukemia.
  • inflammatory: Two potentially competing processes occur in the inflammatory microenvironment.
  • nervous: Perry, V.H. ( 1998 ) A revised view of the central nervous system microenvironment and major histocompatibility complex class II antigen presentation.
  • central: Perry, V.H. ( 1998 ) A revised view of the central nervous system microenvironment and major histocompatibility complex class II antigen presentation.

Modifies a noun

  • concentration: To determine microenvironment concentrations of a range of air toxic substances taking account of spatial and temporal variations and hotspots.

Noun used with modifier

  • marrow: In myeloma, bortezomib affects the ability of myeloma cells to interact with the bone marrow microenvironment.
  • tumor: Issue 4 March 2001 Contains articles on endocrinology in aging, the tumor microenvironment and the cell cycle.
  • bone: In myeloma, bortezomib affects the ability of myeloma cells to interact with the bone marrow microenvironment.
  • tumor: The capsules, or bioreactors, permit the release of recombinant proteins that may assert their effects in the tumor microenvironment.