cell

simple noun43 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.9

any of the cells that are part of the blood (e.g., red blood cells, white blood cells)

an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type

a cell that transmits nerve impulses; a neuron

a cell that divides and reproduces abnormally with uncontrolled growth

a cell that is part of the brain; a neuron

a cell that is part of the skin

a cell that is characteristic of or affected by cancer

a cell that is part of the human body

a type of eukaryotic cell that lacks a cell wall and has a true, membrane-bound nucleus

a type of eukaryotic cell that has a rigid cell wall made of cellulose

a cell that conforms to the standard type and is not abnormal

the female reproductive cell in animals and plants; an ovum

the male reproductive cell; a spermatozoon

a cell that is alive and functioning

a cell that is functioning correctly and is not diseased

a cell that is not normal, often associated with disease

a cell that is no longer living

a room in a prison where a prisoner is kept

a room in a jail where a prisoner is kept

a room in a police station where a person who has been arrested is kept for a short time

a cell where prisoners are kept temporarily, as in a courthouse or police station

a room in a mental hospital with soft material on the walls to prevent patients from injuring themselves

a small, simple room in a monastery where a monk lives and sleeps

a small, simple room in a convent where a nun lives and sleeps

the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell

a rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria

the process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells

the increase in the size of a cell or the number of cells

the rapid increase in the number of cells as a result of cell growth and division

the process by which a cell splits into two or more new cells

a cell increases in size

a cell grows or differentiates into a more advanced or mature form

a cell ceases to be alive

a cell comes into existence or takes a particular shape

the central and most important part of a cell, containing the genetic material

used to indicate location inside a cell (room)

to end the existence of a cell; to kill it

to cultivate cells, especially in a laboratory

to cause the death of a cell

to act against a cell in a harmful way (e.g., a virus attacking a cell)

to bring together parts to create a cell

to remove a cell from its surrounding tissue or environment

to take a cell away from a particular place

to gather cells, typically for study or analysis

to cause a cell to come into existence