Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with cell in American Collocation
cell
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/sel/
diseased
abnormal
cancer
cancerous
infected
malignant
tumour
Malignant tumours are made up of cancerous cells.
healthy
healthy
normal
The aim is to kill the cancer cells without harming the healthy cells.
in a particular part of the body
blood
brain
muscle
nerve
skin
The protein that is produced protects these mature nerve cells from death following an injury.
of a particular type
germ
stem
The male germ cells, called pollen, are produced in a part of the flower called the stamen.
damage or destroy cells
attack
damage
destroy
kill
As well as killing cancer cells, chemotherapy can have other effects.
grow or use cells
culture
harvest
stimulate
transplant
Stem cell therapies involve more than simply transplanting cells into the body.