Moving or directed away from cells; relating to processes or movements that proceed outward from cellular structures.
From Latin cella (cell) plus -fugal (from fugere, to flee). A rare biological term describing directional cellular movement or processes.
Cellifugal contrasts with cellipetal (moving toward cells), and these paired opposites reveal how biologists use Latin prefixes to describe the invisible movements happening inside living organisms.
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