| cell | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms, they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation
somatic cell nuclear transfer
SCNT
nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
| cell-mediated immune response | an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells |
| flame cell | organ of excretion in flatworms |
| flagellated cell | any cell or oneelled organism equipped with a flagellum |
choanocyte
collar cell | any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum, they maintain a flow of water through the body |
bullpen
detention cell
detention centre | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |
cell
electric cell | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
cell jail cell
prison cell | a room where a prisoner is kept |
| cell cubicle | small room in which a monk or nun lives |
| cell | any small compartment, the cells of a honeycomb |
cellular telephone
cellular phone
cellphone
cell mobile phone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own shortange transmitter
receiver |
Clark cell
Clark standard cell | a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force |
| dry cell | 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. |
| electrolytic cell | 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) |
| fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air), often used in electric cars |
| holding cell | a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial |
| Kerr cell | 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 |
| Leclanche cell | voltaic cell that produces approximately . volts |
| mercury cell | a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide |
photoelectric cell
photoconductive cell
photocell
electric eye
magic eye | a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations |
| selenium cell | a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium |
solar cell
photovoltaic cell | a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy |
| standard cell | a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force |
storage cell
secondary cell | a cell that can be recharged |
voltaic cell
galvanic cell
primary cell | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy, cannot be recharged |
Weston cell
cadmium cell | a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) |
| wet cell | a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte |
| skin cell | any of the cells making up the skin |
| epidermal cell | any of the cells making up the epidermis |
| prickle cell | a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickleell layer), has many spines and radiating processes |
| epithelial cell | one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium |
columnar cell
columnar epithelial cell | an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column, some have cilia |
cuboidal cell
cuboidal epithelial cell | an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube |
| goblet cell | an epithelial cell that secretes mucous |
| hair cell | a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti |
| Kupffer's cell | specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells |
| squamous cell | an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue |
| beta cell | a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas |
taste cell
gustatory cell | an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve |
cell membrane
cytomembrane
plasma membrane | 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, all cells have a cell membrane |
ganglion cell
gangliocyte | a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system, damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma |
somatic cell
vegetative cell | 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 cells are produced from preexisting cells, |
| neoplastic cell | a cell that is part of tumor |
| cancer cell | a cell that is part of a malignant tumor |
nucleus
cell nucleus
karyon | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction |
organelle
cell organelle
cell organ | a specialized part of a cell, analogous to an organ, the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus |
| bone cell | a cell that is part of a bone |
embryonic cell
formative cell | a cell of an embryo |
osteoblast
bone-forming cell | a cell from which bone develops |