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

somatic cell, vegetative cell
any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells

noun.body

16 Subcategories

skin cell go
any of the cells making up the skin
epithelial cell go
one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
neoplastic cell go
a cell that is part of tumor
bone cell go
a cell that is part of a bone
blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle go
either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
phagocyte, scavenger cell go
a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
visual cell go
one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
fat cell, adipose cell go
cells composed of fat
muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre go
an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
Schwann cell go
any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath
nerve cell, neuron go
a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell, glial cell go
a cell of the neuroglia
hybridoma go
a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell
mast cell, mastocyte, labrocyte go
a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation
stem cell go
an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells)
target cell go
any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.