cell : Idioms & Phrases

• noun cells composed of fat
  adipose cell.
  

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• noun a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
  air sac; alveolus.
  

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• . See Air cell.

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• noun a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized than other terrorist cells
  

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• noun a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
  B lymphocyte.
  

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• noun a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
  

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• noun either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
  blood corpuscle; corpuscle.
  

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• noun a cell that is part of a bone
  

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• noun a cell from which bone develops
  osteoblast.
  

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• noun a nerve cell in the brain
  

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• the air cells terminating the bronchia.

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• noun a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston)
  cadmium cell.
  

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• noun a cell that is part of a malignant tumor
  cancer cell.
  

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• noun a cell that is part of a malignant tumor
  cancer cell.
  

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• cells once believed to be peculiar to cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and distinguished only by peculiarity of location and grouping.

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• noun a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
  apoptosis; caspase-mediated cell death.
  

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• noun T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
  CD4 T cell; helper cell; CD4 cell.
  

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• noun T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
  CD4 T cell; helper cell; CD4 cell.
  

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• noun T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  cytotoxic T cell; CD8 cell; CD8 T cell; killer cell.
  

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• noun T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  cytotoxic T cell; CD8 cell; CD8 T cell; killer cell.
  

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• noun (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)
  necrobiosis.
  

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• (called also cell genesis, cell formation, and cytogenesis), the multiplication, of cells by a process of reproduction under the following common forms; segmentation or fission, gemmation or budding, karyokinesis, and endogenous multiplication. See Segmentation, Gemmation, etc.

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• noun the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
  cellular division.
  

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• noun (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann
  cell doctrine.
  

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• noun a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
  cytomembrane; plasma membrane.
  
  • all cells have a cell membrane

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• noun a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
  nucleus; karyon.
  

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• noun a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  organelle; cell organ.
  
  • the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus

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• noun a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  organelle; cell organ.
  
  • the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus

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• verb call up by using a cellular phone
  
  • If the train is late, I will cell phone you

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• noun (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann
  cell doctrine.
  

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• . (Biol.) See Cellular theory, under Cellular.

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• noun a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier
  

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• adjective satellite lacking cells
  
  • cell-free systems
  • a cell-free homogenate of the thyroid

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• adjective satellite resembling a cell
  

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• noun an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells
  

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• noun a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
  Clark cell.
  

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• noun a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
  Clark cell.
  

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• noun any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body
  choanocyte.
  

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• noun an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
  columnar cell.
  

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• noun an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
  columnar cell.
  

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• noun a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
  cone; retinal cone.
  

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• noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
  sickle-cell anaemia; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
  

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• noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
  sickle-cell anaemia; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
  

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• (Bot.), those which have here and there oblique or transverse sieve plates, or places perforated with many holes.

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• noun an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube
  cuboidal cell.
  

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• noun an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube
  cuboidal cell.
  

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• noun T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  cytotoxic T cell; CD8 cell; CD8 T cell; killer cell.
  

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• noun a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell
  
  • anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical

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• (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell division. See Cell division, under Division.

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• noun a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
  bullpen; detention centre.
  

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• noun a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.
  

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• noun the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
  ovum.
  

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• noun a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
  cell.
  

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• noun a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen)
  

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• noun a cell of an embryo
  embryonic cell.
  

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• noun biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine
  

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• noun any of the cells making up the epidermis
  

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• noun one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
  

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• noun cells composed of fat
  adipose cell.
  

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• noun any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum
  

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• noun organ of excretion in flatworms
  

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• noun a cell of an embryo
  embryonic cell.
  

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• noun cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars
  

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• noun an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
  primary cell; galvanic cell.
  

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• noun a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system
  gangliocyte.
  
  • damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma

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• a nerve cell. See Illust. under Bipolar.

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• noun a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
  reproductive cell; germ cell.
  

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• (Biol.), the germ, egg, spore, or cell from which the plant or animal arises. At one time a part of the body of the parent, it finally becomes detached,and by a process of multiplication and growth gives rise to a mass of cells, which ultimately form a new individual like the parent. See Ovum.

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• . (Anat.) See Myeloplax.

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• noun a cell of the neuroglia
  neurogliacyte; glial cell.
  

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• noun an epithelial cell that secretes mucous
  

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• noun a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
  Golgi cell.
  

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• noun a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
  Golgi cell.
  

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• a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope.

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• (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.

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• noun an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
  gustatory cell.
  

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• noun a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti
  hair cell.
  

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• noun a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti
  hair cell.
  

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• (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.

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• noun T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
  CD4 T cell; helper cell; CD4 cell.
  

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• noun T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
  CD4 T cell; helper cell; CD4 cell.
  

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• noun blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells
  

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• noun a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
  

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• noun retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia
  HTLV-1.
  

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• noun a terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform reconnaissance and surveillance
  

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• noun a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
  luteinizing hormone; ICSH; LH.
  

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• noun pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)
  pneumocystis pneumonia; pneumocytosis; pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
  

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• noun a room where a prisoner is kept
  cell; jail cell.
  

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• noun optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
  

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• noun T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  cytotoxic T cell; CD8 cell; CD8 T cell; killer cell.
  

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• noun T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  cytotoxic T cell; CD8 cell; CD8 T cell; killer cell.
  

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• noun specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of a peculiar kind of defensive and offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all coelenterates, and in a few animals of other groups. They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actiniæ. Each of these cells is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily paralyzed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and Cyanea, are able to penetrate the human skin, and inflict painful stings in the same way. Called also nettling cell, cnida, cnidocell.

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• noun voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts
  

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• noun a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
  Leydig cell.
  

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• noun a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
  Leydig cell.
  

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• elongated woody cells found in the liber.

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• peculiar wood cells which are very slender and relatively thick-walled, and occasionally are furnished with bordered pits.

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• noun an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection
  lymphocyte.
  

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• noun a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation
  labrocyte; mastocyte.
  

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• noun a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide
  

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• noun cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops
  
  • a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell

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• (Biol.), a cell which, by endogenous divisions, gives rise to other cells (daughter cells); a parent cell.

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• noun an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
  muscle fibre; muscle fiber.
  

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• noun a cell that is part of tumor
  

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• noun a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
  neuron.
  

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• (Anat.), one of the nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell. = neuron, a word listed only in a different sens in W1913

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• (Zoöl.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

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• noun a cell of the neuroglia
  neurogliacyte; glial cell.
  

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• noun highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas
  oat cell carcinoma.
  

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• noun a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities
  

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• noun the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
  hematocrit; haematocrit.
  

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• noun a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma
  
  • packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid

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• (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper surface of many leaves.

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• . (Biol.) See Mother cell, under Mother, also Cytula.

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• noun a stage in meiosis or mitosis
  

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• noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
  photocell; electric eye; photoconductive cell; magic eye.
  

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• noun a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
  photocell; electric eye; photoconductive cell; magic eye.
  

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• noun a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
  photovoltaic cell.
  

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• (Physiol.), a small cell containing coloring matter, as the pigmented epithelial cells of the choroid and iris, or the pigmented connective tissue cells in the skin of fishes, reptiles, etc.

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• noun a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant
  

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• noun a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood
  plasmacyte.
  

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• (Biol.), a minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than the second one, and often divides into two after its separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozoön; but their functions are not fully understood.

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• noun a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes
  

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• noun an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
  primary cell; galvanic cell.
  

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• noun a room where a prisoner is kept
  cell; jail cell.
  

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• noun a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival
  apoptosis; caspase-mediated cell death.
  

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• noun a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex
  

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Pur"kin*je's cells`

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1. (Anat.) Large ganglion cells forming a layer near the surface of the cerebellum.

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• noun a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members)
  radical cell.
  
  • to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership

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• noun a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
  RBC; erythrocyte.
  

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• noun a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
  reproductive cell; germ cell.
  

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• noun a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
  rod; retinal rod.
  

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• noun a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
  phagocyte.
  

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• noun any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath
  

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• noun a cell that can be recharged
  secondary cell.
  

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• noun a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium
  

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• noun elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
  Sertoli cell.
  

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• noun elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
  Sertoli cell.
  

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• noun a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
  reproductive cell; germ cell.
  

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• noun an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
  

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• noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
  sickle-cell anaemia; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
  

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• noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
  sickle-cell anaemia; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
  

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• noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
  sickle-cell anaemia; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
  

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• (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under Cribriform.

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• noun any of the cells making up the skin
  

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• noun a cell of sleepers
  
  • an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base

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• noun highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas
  oat cell carcinoma.
  

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• noun cells of the smooth muscles
  

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• noun a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
  photovoltaic cell.
  

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• noun any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes;
  somatic cell.
  
  • somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells

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• noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
  SCNT; nuclear transplantation; somatic cell nuclear transfer.
  

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• noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
  SCNT; nuclear transplantation; somatic cell nuclear transfer.
  

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• noun the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
  sperm; spermatozoan; spermatozoon.
  
  • a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material

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• (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed.

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• noun cell from which a spore develops
  

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• noun an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue
  

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• noun the most common form of skin cancer
  cancroid.
  

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• noun a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force
  

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• noun an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)
  

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• noun research on stem cells and their use in medicine
  

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• . (Zoöl.) Same as Lasso cell, under Lasso.

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• noun a cell that can be recharged
  secondary cell.
  

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• noun an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue
  striated muscle fiber.
  

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• noun a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
  T lymphocyte.
  

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• noun any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.
  
• noun an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia
  

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• noun an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
  gustatory cell.
  

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• noun a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members)
  radical cell.
  
  • to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership

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• (Zoöl.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

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• noun the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal
  

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• noun any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes;
  somatic cell.
  
  • somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells

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• noun one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
  

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• noun an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
  primary cell; galvanic cell.
  

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• (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood.

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Wa"ter cell`

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1. A cell containing water; specifically (Zoöl.), one of the cells or chambers in which water is stored up in the stomach of a camel.

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• noun a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston)
  cadmium cell.
  

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• noun a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte
  

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• noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
  white blood corpuscle; leukocyte; white blood cell; WBC; white corpuscle; leucocyte.
  

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• . (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.

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• noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
  white blood corpuscle; leukocyte; white blood cell; WBC; white corpuscle; leucocyte.
  

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• . (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.

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• (Med.), leucocythæmia.

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• (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber.

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