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cell biology
noun
: a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, and life history of cells and their constituents : cytology sense 1a
cell biologist
noun
Examples of cell biology in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Williams attended Cal State Monterey Bay and earned a degree in molecular cell biology.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
From cell biology to game theory, the P versus NP question reaches into far corners of science and industry.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
Claudia Doege, an associate professor of pathology and cell biology at Columbia University, echoed that view.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
These kinds of illicit sales are usually conducted by medical schools and programs that can’t afford their own bodies, says Dr. Thomas H. Champney, a professor of cell biology at the University of Miami.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
The first hub, based in the Bay Area, has been investigating cell biology and infectious diseases, while this new one is homing in on inflammatory processes in tissues across the body.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 6 Oct. 2023
His father, David Domingo Sabatini, now in his early 90s, is a renowned biologist who for some four decades chaired the cell biology department at what is now the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 33(3), 205–220. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1357-2725(00)00087-x
Freeman, K. W., Bowman, B. R., & Zetter, B. R. (2011).
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Classes like genetics, cell biology, microbiology, calculus, organic and inorganic chemistry, physics, and biochemistry are daunting, to say the least.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near cell biology
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“Cell biology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20biology. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
cell biology
noun
: a branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, and life history of cells and their constituents : cytology sense 1a
Cooperation among the cytoplasmic elements is an emerging area of study in cell biology.—Jean L. Marx, Science
cell biologist
noun
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