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corneocyte

corneocyte noun: an outer skin cell.

Noun

corneocyte (plural corneocytes)

  1. An outer skin cell.
    • The cells at the surface of our skin have undergone a major ‘remodelling’ (differentiation) to become corneocytes, which are flattened polygonal plates made mainly of keratin (the same protein that makes nails, hair, and also feathers in birds).2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 10

Forms of corneocyte

pluralcorneocytes

Origin of corneocyte

From corneo- + -cyte.

Words formed from corneocyte

Questions about corneocyte

What does corneocyte mean?
Corneocyte means an outer skin cell.
What part of speech is corneocyte?
Corneocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of corneocyte?
The plural of corneocyte is corneocytes.

Words near corneocyte in the dictionary

  1. cornemuse
  2. cornemuses
  3. corneo-
  4. corneo-calcareous
  5. corneoconjunctival
  6. corneocyte
  7. corneocytes
  8. corneodermatoosseous syndrome
  9. corneodesmosin
  10. corneodesmosomal
  11. corneodesmosome

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