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The human body is composed of roughly thirty-seven trillion cells
Trillions of specialized biological cells collaborate to maintain life
Scientific estimates place the total cell count of an adult human body at approximately 30 to 37 trillion cells. Red blood cells make up the vast majority by count, followed by endothelial cells, glial cells, and muscular tissue cells working in concert.
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