skin cell

English Thesaurus

1. any of the cells making up the skin (noun.body)

hypernym	:	somatic cell, vegetative cell,
definition	:	any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes (noun.body)

hyponym	:	epidermal cell,
definition	:	any of the cells making up the epidermis (noun.body)

hyponym	:	prickle cell,
definition	:	a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cutis, skin, tegument,
definition	:	a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body)