cell theory

Cell theory — refers to the idea that cells are the basic unit of structure in every living thing. Development of this theory during the Mid 1600s was made possible by advances in microscopy. This theory is one of the foundations of biology. The theory says… …   Wikipedia

Cell theory — Cell Cell, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit. [1913 Webster] The heroic confessor in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Cell theory — Cellular Cel lu*lar (s[e^]l [u^]*l[ e]r; 135), a. [L. cellula a little cell: cf. F. cellulaire. See {Cellule}.] 1. Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a cell or cells. [1913 Webster] 2. porous; containing cavities. [PJC] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

cell theory — noun Date: 1859 a theory in biology that includes one or both of the statements that the cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of living matter and that the organism is composed of autonomous cells with its properties being the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

cell theory — All organisms are composed of cell(s); a cell is the smallest unit of matter that is alive (functional unit) proposed by Schwann for animals in 1838 40; cells are the reproductive units of all organisms; cellular …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

cell theory — noun the theory that all living organisms are made of cells as the smallest functional unit …   Wiktionary

cell theory — a basic tenet of modern biology, first stated by Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann in 1838 39, that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms. * * * …   Universalium

cell theory — клеточная теория Одно из важнейших обобщений в биологии, согласно которому все организмы имеют клеточное строение; формулирование К.т. связывается с именами М.Шлейдена (1838) и Т.Шванна (1839) …   Англо-русский толковый словарь генетических терминов

cell theory — Сельское хозяйство: клеточная теория …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Cell — Cell, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.] 1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit. [1913 Webster] The heroic confessor in his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English