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corneocytes

corneocytes is the plural of corneocyte.

Meaning of corneocyte

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

Questions about corneocytes

What is corneocytes the plural of?
Corneocytes is the plural of corneocyte.

Words near corneocytes in the dictionary

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

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