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cell (biological)
The smallest structural and functional unit of living organisms, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane.
人間の体は約37兆の細胞からできている。
The human body is made up of approximately 37 trillion cells.
顕微鏡で細胞を観察した。
I observed cells under a microscope.
がん細胞が異常に増殖する。
Cancer cells multiply abnormally.
細胞 refers to biological cells. 細 means 'small/fine' and 胞 means 'sac/cell.'
TYPES OF CELLS:
- 赤血球: red blood cell
- 白血球: white blood cell
- 神経細胞: nerve cell
- 幹細胞: stem cell
- がん細胞: cancer cell
CELL BIOLOGY:
- 細胞分裂: cell division
- 細胞膜: cell membrane
- 細胞核: cell nucleus
- 細胞壁: cell wall (in plants)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 細胞レベルで: at the cellular level
- 細胞が活性化する: cells become active