cell nucleus
71cell — n. 1 a small room, esp. in a prison or monastery. 2 a small compartment, e.g. in a honeycomb. 3 a small group as a nucleus of political activity, esp. of a subversive kind. 4 hist. a small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger one. 5 Biol. a …
72cell body — Used in reference to neurons; the main part of the cell around the nucleus excluding long processes such as axons and dendrites …
73cell body — Biol. the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites. Also called perikaryon. [1875 80] * * * …
74cell body — noun Date: 1878 the nucleus containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites see neuron illustration …
75nucleus — (nu kle us) The eucaryotic organelle enclosed by a double membrane envelope that contains the cell s chromosomes …
76nucleus proprius — [TA] a column of large neurons that extends throughout the posterior column of the spinal cord, ventral to the gelatinous substance; it corresponds to some of the cell constituents of Rexed laminae III and IV …
77cell physiology — the scientific study of the phenomena involved in the growth, maintenance, self regulation, and division of cells; interactions between nucleus and cytoplasm; and the general behavior of protoplasm. Called also cytophysiology …
78nucleus — nu·cle·us || nuËklɪəs / nju n. kernel, central and most significant part of a whole; positively charged heart of an atom (Physics); core of a cell containing DNA and RNA (Biology); core of the head of a comet (Astronomy) …
79nucleus — Core part of any eukaryotic cell, a membrane encased organelle containing the genetic material …
80nucleus — A dense protoplasmic membrane bound region of a eukaryotic cell that contains the chromosomes, separated from the cytoplasm by a membrane; present in all eukaryotic cells except mature sieve tube elements and red blood cells …
