Compartment

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Compartment may refer to:

Biology

  • Compartment (anatomy), a space of connective tissue between muscles
  • Compartment (chemistry), in which different parts of the same protein molecule serve different functions
  • Compartment (development), fields of cells of distinct cell lineage, cell affinity, and genetic identity
  • Compartment (pharmacokinetics), a defined and distinct volume of body fluids
  • Cellular compartment, a closed part within a cell, surrounded by a membrane

Other uses

  • Compartment coach, a railway car divided into separate areas or compartments, with no means of moving between them
  • Compartment (ship), subdivision of the space within a ship
  • Compartment (heraldry), the part of a coat of arms design which appears immediately below the shield
  • Multi-compartment model, a type of mathematical model
  • "Compartments", a song and album by José Feliciano
  • Hidden compartment

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Compartment
  • All pages with titles containing Compartment
  • Compartmentalization (disambiguation)
  • Apartment
  • Division (disambiguation)
  • Section (disambiguation)
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