cell nucleus

  • 21Cell development — 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 …

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  • 22cell formation — 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 …

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  • 23cell genesis — 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 …

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  • 24Cell 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 …

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  • 25cell body — n 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 called also perikaryon, soma * * *… …

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  • 26Nucleus — Nu cle*us, n.; pl. E. {Nucleuses}, L. {Nuclei}. [L., a kernel, dim. fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. {Newel} post.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or… …

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  • 27Cell division cycle 7-related protein kinase — Cell division cycle 7 homolog (S. cerevisiae), also known as CDC7, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CDC7 cell division cycle 7 homolog (S. cerevisiae)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… …

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  • 28nucleus ambiguus — nucleus am·big·u·us am big yə wəs n an elongated nucleus in the medulla oblongata that is a continuation of a group of cells in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and gives rise to the motor fibers of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory… …

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  • 29cell — ► NOUN 1) a small room for a prisoner, monk, or nun. 2) Biology the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. 3) a small compartment in a larger structure such as a… …

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  • 30cell — [ sel ] noun count *** ▸ 1 small part of body ▸ 2 small room ▸ 3 for making electricity ▸ 4 cellphone area ▸ 5 on computer screen ▸ 6 small group of people ▸ 7 cellphone 1. ) the smallest part of a living structure that can operate as an… …

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