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noun
A cell of a unicellular organism, constituting its entire body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
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.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
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.).
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: neurocyton, perikaryon, soma
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