A material entity of anatomical origin (part of or deriving from an organism) that has as its parts a maximally connected cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CARO_mah ]
Term information
- FMA:68646
- XAO:0003012
- GO:0005623
- VHOG:0001533
- KUPO:0000002
- CALOHA:TS-2035
- WBbt:0004017
- MESH:D002477
- FBbt:00007002
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The definition of cell is intended to represent all cells, and thus a cell is defined as a material entity and not an anatomical structure, which implies that it is part of an organism (or the entirety of one).
A material entity of anatomical origin (part of or deriving from an organism) that has as its parts a maximally connected cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane.