adverb
- within or inside a cell or cells; in a manner occurring inside the cell membrane
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The virus replicates intracellularly after entering the host cell.
- Certain proteins function intracellularly to regulate cell division.
- The drug accumulates intracellularly and disrupts mitochondrial function.
- Bacteria can survive intracellularly by hiding from the immune system.
- Researchers tracked how the dye moved intracellularly using fluorescence microscopy.