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Common collocations with cell in American Collocation

cell noun countable

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.