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Cells

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Definition: The fundamental, structural, and functional units or subunits of living organisms. They are composed of CYTOPLASM containing various ORGANELLES and a CELL MEMBRANE boundary.  general; prefer specific cell or specific anatomical term or organism with /cytol; cell stages   
Examples Acinar Cells; Antibody-Producing Cells; Antigen-Presenting Cells; Blastomeres; Blood Cells; Bone Marrow Cells; Cells, Cultured; Cells, Immobilized; Cellular Structures; Chromaffin Cells; Connective Tissue Cells; Endocrine Cells; Epithelial Cells; Erythroid Cells; Eukaryotic Cells; Germ Cells; Giant Cells; Mesophyll Cells; Hepatic Stellate Cells; Plant Cells; Muscle Cells; Myeloid Cells; Myoblasts; Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; Neuroglia; Neurons; Oxyphil Cells; Pancreatic Stellate Cells; Pericytes; Phagocytes; Prokaryotic Cells; Protoplasts; Reed-Sternberg Cells; Spheroplasts; Spores; Stem Cells; Thymocytes
Other names Cell

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