Hypernym

noun

(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

somatic cell 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes

Examples

1.somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells

Synonyms

vegetative cell 1
any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes

Hyponym

skin cell 1

noun

any of the cells making up the skin

epithelial cell 1

noun

one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium

neoplastic cell 1

noun

a cell that is part of tumor

bone cell 1

noun

a cell that is part of a bone

blood cell 1

noun

either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets