cellula
cell
noun CHEL-loo-lah Rare
Origin: Latin cellula (small room)
Also means
cell (prison or terrorist)
Usage Note
Cellula is feminine: la cellula. It covers biological cells (cellula staminale — stem cell), prison cells, and clandestine organisational cells. Do not confuse with cellulare (mobile phone, or adjective 'cellular'). The stress falls on the first syllable — an antepenultimate stress word.
Examples
"Le cellule del sangue trasportano ossigeno."
Natural Translation
Blood cells carry oxygen.

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