Medical Definition of Tight junctions

1. Cell-cell junctions that seal adjacent epithelial cells together, preventing the passage of most dissolved molecules from one side of the epithelial sheet to the other. (alberts et al., molecular biology of the cell, 2nd ed, pg-22) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tight Junctions

tightly
tightly fitting
tightly knit
tightness
tightnesses
tightrope
tightropes
tightrope walker
tights
tightwad
tightwads
tightwire
tightwires
tight end
tight junction
tight junctions (current term)
tight money
tiglate
tiglian
tiglic
tiglic acid
tiglon
tiglons
tigloyl-CoA-13-hydroxymultiflorine-13-hydroxyupanine O-tigloyltransferase
tiglyl-CoA
tiglyl-coenzyme A
tigon
tigons
tigress
tigress

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