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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms

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recombinant go
a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
blastomere go
any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg
flagellated cell go
any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum
fiber, fibre go
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
Kupffer's cell go
specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells
beta cell go
a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
somatic cell, vegetative cell go
any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells
blastema go
a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops
zygote, fertilized ovum go
(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
parthenote go
a cell resulting from parthenogenesis
embryonic cell, formative cell go
a cell of an embryo
akaryocyte, akaryote, acaryote go
a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
reproductive cell, germ cell, sex cell go
a spermatozoon or an ovum
gametocyte go
an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis
polar body go
a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded
Leydig cell, Leydig's cell go
a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell go
elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis
plant cell go
a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant
archespore, archesporium go
primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops
daughter cell go
a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell
mother cell go
cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops
arthrospore go
one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
arthrospore go
a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore