Acellular

/eɪˈsɛl.jə.lər/ adjective

Not made up of cells, or lacking a cellular structure; in biology, describing something that does not have the typical cell organization found in living things.

From prefix 'a-' (not) + 'cellular' (from Latin 'cellula,' small room). The term emerged in 19th-century biology to describe organisms and structures that don't fit the cell-based framework.

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