HyperDic: cell_doctrine

English > 1 sense of the expression cell doctrine:
NOUNcognitioncell doctrine, cell theory(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms
English > cell doctrine: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann.
Synonymcell theory
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Broaderscientific theoryA theory that explains scientific observations
Spanishteoría celular
Catalanteoria cel·lular

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