Somatic cell

Any nongerm cell that composes the body of an organism and which possesses a set of multiploid chromosomes (diploid in most organisms). (See Gamete, Somatic cell gene therapy.)

Cells not involved in sexual reproduction, i.e. not germ cells.

(soh-MA-tik ...) Any of the body cells except the reproductive (germ) cells.

Any cell in the body except gametes and their precursors. See also: gamete

any body cell other than gametes (egg or sperm). See also Gamete.