cell body

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cell body (plural cell bodies)

  1. (biology) A cell of a unicellular organism, constituting its entire body.
  2. (cytology) 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.).
    1. (neurology) 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.
      Synonyms: neurocyton, perikaryon, soma

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