cell body
noun Biology.
the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites.
Also called
perikaryon.
Origin of cell body
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby cell body
celioscopy,
celiotomy,
celitis,
cell,
cell biology,
cell body,
cell bridge,
cell culture,
cell cycle,
cell division,
cell fusion
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Medical definitions for cell body
cell body
n.
The part of a neuron containing the nucleus but not incorporating the axon and dendrites.
soma
Scientific definitions for cell body
cell body
The portion of a neuron that contains the nucleus but does not incorporate the dendrites or axon.