perikaryon

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The cell body of a neuron, containing the nucleus and organelles.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The cell-body or cytoplasm of a nerve-cell, or neurone, as distinguished from its nucleus and its processes, the dendrites and neuraxon. The perikaryon consists of a twofold substance — an achromatic, fibrillar spongioplasm, regarded as conductive in function, and a trophoplasmic ground-substance, regarded as the seat of metabolic chemical changes.

Wiktionary

1. n. The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast