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noun
A nonreproductive cell; any cell that is not involved in the production of gametes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: somatic cell
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cell
Narrower terms: skin cell, epithelial cell, neoplastic cell, bone cell, blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle, phagocyte, scavenger cell, visual cell, fat cell, adipose cell, muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre, Schwann cell, nerve cell, neuron, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell, hybridoma, mast cell, mastocyte, labrocyte, stem cell, target cell
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