tight junction

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: tight junctions

Antonyms: tight junctions

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} An [[intercellular]] junction between [[epithelial]] [[cell]]s whose [[membrane]]s join together to form a virtually [[impermeable]] [[barrier]] to [[fluid]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.