on the cellular level
A daughter who does the demanding work of confronting her emotions comes to know on a deep, almost cellular level that she was not responsible for the pain of her childhood.

what does "on the cellular level" mean?

Question

on the cellular level
A daughter who does the demanding work of confronting her emotions comes to know on a deep, almost cellular level that she was not responsible for the pain of her childhood.

what does "on the cellular level" mean?

Answer

"on a cellular level" usually means "something as small as a cell (biological cells, that is; animal and plant cells)." In this case it is used as a metaphor to describe the deepness of her feelings.

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