cell body
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cell body
noun Biology.
the compact area of a nerve cell that constitutes the nucleus and surrounding cytoplasm, excluding the axons and dendrites.
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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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| cell body
The portion of a neuron that contains the nucleus but does not incorporate the dendrites or axon. |
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Example sentences
As noted above, messages that are received by dendrites are relayed to the cell body and then to the axon.
When a smell molecule binds to a receptor, the receptor sends a signal up the dendrite to the cell body.
It lies in the branches beyond, before it gets to the cell body.
The main part of the cell, the part that carries on the general functions, is the cell body.
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