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Noun: somatic cell  sow'ma-tik sel
  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
    "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells";
    - vegetative cell

Derived forms: somatic cells

Type of: cell

Encyclopedia: Somatic cell

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