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cell
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cell
a blood/nerve/brain/muscle etc cell
• No new brain cells are produced after birth.
a human/animal/plant cell
• the structure of plant cells
a red cell
(= the most common type of blood cell )
• The red cells carry the oxygen.
a white cell
(= a type of blood cell that defends your body against disease )
• In leukaemia there is an abnormal and excessive formation of white cells.
a living/dead cell
• Every living cell has a nucleus.
normal/abnormal
• The test enables doctors to detect abnormal cells.
a stem cell
(= one that divides and repairs the body, and may be used in medical treatment )
• Stem cells may make life-saving treatment possible.
a cancer cell
• Already there are many treatments which destroy cancer cells.
verbs
a cell divides
• White blood cells divide rapidly.
cell + NOUN
cell division
• The embryo grows by cell division.
a cell count
(= the number of cells in a particular amount of blood )
• A healthy person' s red cell count is close to 1, 000.
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noun smallest living part of an animal/a plant body ADJ. dead, living | abnormal, normal | blood, brain, muscle, nerve, skin red and white blood cells | egg, sperm | cancer | animal, human, plant, etc. VERB + CELL form CELL + VERB divide Cells divide and form new cells. CELL + NOUN proliferation PHRASES the nucleus of a cell, the proliferation of cells the proliferation of cells in leukaemia small room ADJ. monk's, nun's | police, prison | padded PREP. in a/the ~
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