compartmentation

noun com·part·men·ta·tion \kəm-ˌpärt-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen-\

Definition of COMPARTMENTATION

: division into separate sections or units

1926

Medical Dictionary

noun com·part·men·ta·tion \kəm-ˌpärt-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen-\

: intracellular partitioning of cellular substances and metabolic activities by membranes

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