Meanings
nounsomatic cell (plural somatic cells)
plural somatic cells
- biologyAny normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 體細胞 /体细胞
- 體細胞 /体细胞 (tǐxìbāo)any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction
Czech somatická buňka
- somatická buňkaany normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction
Finnish somaattinen solu
- somaattinen soluany normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction
French cellule somatique
- cellule somatiqueany normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction
Irish cill shómach
- cill shómachany normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction
Japanese 体細胞
- 体細胞 (taisaibō)any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction
Welsh corffgell
- corffgellany normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction
Cite this entry
APA
somatic cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatic%20cell
MLA
“somatic cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatic%20cell. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somatic cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somatic%20cell.
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