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cell bodies

cell bodies is the plural of cell body.

Meaning of cell body

Noun

cell body (plural cell bodies)

  1. A cell of a unicellular organism, constituting its entire body.
  2. The main body of a cell, containing its nucleus and organelles (as opposed to various projections or elements of external structure such as cell wall, flagella, dendrites, etc.).
    1. The nucleus-containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites that is the major structural element of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord, the ganglia, and the retina.

Questions about cell bodies

What is cell bodies the plural of?
Cell bodies is the plural of cell body.

Words near cell bodies in the dictionary

  1. cell
  2. cell adhesion molecule
  3. cell adhesion molecules
  4. cell block
  5. cell blocks
  6. cell bodies
  7. cell body
  8. cell count
  9. cell counts
  10. cell cycle
  11. cell cycles

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