Compartment

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

• Compartmentalization (disambiguation)
• Apartment
• Division (disambiguation)
• Section (disambiguation)