solitary cell

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• Solitary chemosensory cells — (SCCs) (also called solitary chemoreceptor cells) are isolated elements located in epithelia of the apparatuses of endodermic origin (such as respiratory and digestive apparatuses). In the aquatic vertebrates, SCCs are also present in the skin.… …   Wikipedia

• Solitary pulmonary nodule — Classification and external resources Chest X ray showing a solitary pulmonary nodule (indicated by a black box) in the left upper lobe …   Wikipedia

• solitary confinement — n. Imprisoning someone alone in an isolated cell, without contact with fellow prisoners or without any human contact at all, even from prison employees. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …   Law dictionary

• solitary abode — index cell Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• solitary confinement — ► NOUN ▪ the isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment …   English terms dictionary

• solitary confinement — n. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from all other prisoners, often in a dungeonlike cell: a form of extra punishment for misconduct …   English World dictionary

• cell — I noun cage, cella, chamber, compartment, confined room, confinement, cubicle, cubiculum, enclosed cage, incarceration, jail, jailhouse, penitentiary, pound, prison, prison house, small cavity, small room, solitary abode II index chamber (com …   Law dictionary

• Solitary confinement — For other uses, see Solitary confinement (disambiguation). Solitary confinement is a special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes… …   Wikipedia

• Cell (biology) — Allium cells in different phases of the cell cycle …   Wikipedia

• Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …   Medical dictionary

• solitary — adj. & n. adj. 1 living alone; not gregarious; without companions; lonely (a solitary existence). 2 (of a place) secluded or unfrequented. 3 single or sole (a solitary instance). 4 (of an insect) not living in communities. 5 Bot. growing singly,… …   Useful english dictionary