WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
somat′ic cell′, [Cell Biol.]
  1. Cell Biologyone of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
  2. Cell Biologyany cell other than a germ cell.
  • 1885–90

'somatic cell' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
karyotype - somatic cell nuclear transfer - somatoplasm

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