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–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:
1875–80
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cell body  
n.  The portion of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus but does not incorporate the dendrites or axon. Also called soma1.
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Main Entry: cell body
Function: noun
: the nucleus-containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites that is the major structural element of thegray matter of the brain and spinal cord, the ganglia, and the retina called also perikaryon, soma
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cell body n.
The part of a neuron containing the nucleus but not incorporating the axon and dendrites. Also called soma.

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