Cell
Medical term · C
The tiny building blocks which make up the organs and tissues of the body.
Related terms
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ApoptosisA process of programmed cell death in which redundant or flawed cells destroy themselves.
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AxonThe long, slender extension of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the nerve's cell body and on to nearby nerves.
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Basal cell carcinomaThe most common skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma doesn’t spread to internal organs.
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CarcinogenesisThe process by which a normal cell becomes cancerous.