Term: target cell: any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: ploy: a maneuver in a game or conversation
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: hexagrammidae: greenlings
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: intelligence community: a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: dacrycarpus: evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: culturati: people interested in culture and cultural activities
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: redundancy: repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: craniometry: the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: spirillaceae: rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: pay-phone: a coin-operated telephone
Broader: somatic cell: any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes | Unrelated: patent: a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention