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desmocyte

desmocyte noun: any of several elongated interstitial cells, but especially the fibroblasts.

Noun

desmocyte (plural desmocytes)

  1. Any of several elongated interstitial cells, but especially the fibroblasts

Forms of desmocyte

pluraldesmocytes

Origin of desmocyte

From desmo- + -cyte.

Questions about desmocyte

What does desmocyte mean?
Desmocyte means any of several elongated interstitial cells, but especially the fibroblasts.
What part of speech is desmocyte?
Desmocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of desmocyte?
The plural of desmocyte is desmocytes.

Words near desmocyte in the dictionary

  1. desmoceratid
  2. desmoceratids
  3. desmocollin
  4. desmocollins
  5. desmocranium
  6. desmocyte
  7. desmocytes
  8. desmodioid
  9. desmodium
  10. desmodiums
  11. desmodont

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