cell body

plural cell bodies

1. biologyA cell of a unicellular organism, constituting its entire body.
2. biologyThe main body of a cell, containing its nucleus and organelles (as opposed to various projections or elements of external structure such as cell wall, flagella, dendrites, etc.).
   1. biologyThe nucleus-containing central part of a neuron exclusive of its axons and dendrites that is the major structural element of the gray matter of the brain and spinal cord, the ganglia, and the retina.

      Synonyms: neurocyton, perikaryon, soma