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cytokeratin

cytokeratin noun: any of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.

Noun

cytokeratin (plural cytokeratins)

  1. Any of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.

Forms of cytokeratin

pluralcytokeratins

Origin of cytokeratin

From cyto- + keratin.

Words formed from cytokeratin

Questions about cytokeratin

What does cytokeratin mean?
Cytokeratin means any of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
What part of speech is cytokeratin?
Cytokeratin is a noun.
What is the plural of cytokeratin?
The plural of cytokeratin is cytokeratins.

Words near cytokeratin in the dictionary

  1. cytoimmunofluorescences
  2. cytoimmunological
  3. cytoimmunologically
  4. cytoinvasion
  5. cytokaryomegaly
  6. cytokeratin
  7. cytokeratine
  8. cytokeratines
  9. cytokeratins
  10. cytokinaemia
  11. cytokinase

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