Collocations for cell - noun
1. smallest living part of an animal/a plant body
ADJ.
dead, living | abnormal, normal | blood, brain, muscle, nerve, skin
red and white blood cells
red and white blood cells
egg, sperm | cancer | animal, human, plant, etc.
VERB + CELL
form
CELL + VERB
divide
Cells divide and form new cells.
Cells divide and form new cells.
CELL + NOUN
proliferation
PHRASES
the nucleus of a cell, the proliferation of cells
the proliferation of cells in leukaemia
the proliferation of cells in leukaemia
2. small room
ADJ.
monk''s, nun''s | police, prison | padded
PREP.
in a/the ~