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Cell

Introduction: Cell

Description of Cell

Cell: (1) The smallest unit of living structure capable of independent existence, composed of a membrane-enclosed mass of protoplasm and containing a nucleus or nucleoid. Cells are highly variable and specialized in both structure and function, although all must at some stage replicate proteins and nucleic acids, use energy, and reproduce themselves. (2) A small closed or partly closed cavity; a compartment or hollow receptacle. (3) A container of glass, ceramic, or other solid material within which chemical reactions generating electricity take place or solutions are placed for photometric assays. [L. cella, a storeroom, a chamber]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Cell: The individual unit that makes up the tissues of the body. All living things are made up of one or more cells.
Source: National Institute of Health

Cell: minute protoplasmic masses that make up organized tissue, consisting of a nucleus which is surrounded by protoplasm which contains the various organelles and is enclosed in the cell or plasma membrane; cells are the fundamental, structural, and functional units of living organisms.
Source: CRISP

Cell: The fundamental, structural, and functional units or subunits of living organisms. They are composed of CYTOPLASM containing various ORGANELLES and a CELL MEMBRANE boundary.
Source: MeSH 2007

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More specific terms for Cell:

Source - MeSH 2007

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cell

Source - CRISP

The term Cell can be used for:

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cell

The following list attempts to classify Cell into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

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