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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

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

organ go
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
a specialized part of a cell

noun.body

7 Subcategories

cilium go
a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell
lysosome go
an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon go
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
nucleolus, nucleole go
a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus
mitochondrion, chondriosome go
an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
centriole go
one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells
ribosome go
an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell