| 单词 | cell theory |
| 释义 | > as lemmascell theory cell theory n. [after German Theorie der Zellen (1839 in Schwann's book: see sense 15a)] now chiefly historical the theory that cells are the fundamental structural and functional units of life, sufficient to constitute a single-celled organism and serving as the working units of every multicellular organism.The cell theory is usually attributed to the work of Schwann and Schleiden: see sense 15a. ΚΠ 1843 Lancet 24 June 451/2 To have a complete view of these structures we must combine the cell theory of Schwann and Müller, the coagulation principle.., and the process of organisation investigated by Kiernan. 1881 T. H. Huxley in Science 10 Sept. 428/2 The zoölogists and botanists, exploring the simplest and lowest forms of animated beings, confirmed the great induction of the cell theory. 1929 Sci. Monthly Sept. 226/1 If Schleiden and Schwann are the fathers of the cell-theory, Purkinje is at least its great uncle. 2007 D. Young Discov. Evol. (ed. 2) vii. 157 The process by which a cell divides was also observed, and was incorporated in the cell theory by Rudolph Virchow. < as lemmas |
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