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cell′ the`ory
n.
the tenet in biology that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms.
[1885–90]
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Noun | 1. | cell theory - (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 scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
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