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somatic cell

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
  2. any cell other than a germ cell.

somatic cell

noun

  1. any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells Compare germ cell

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Word History and Origins

Origin of somatic cell1

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

Each somatic cell of the hybrid—at least in the comb region—has only half the full determiner for median comb.

Figure 207 is the equatorial plate from a female somatic cell of a young egg-follicle.

Equatorial plate from a somatic cell of a male larva, 23 chromosomes.

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