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hepatocyte

hepatocyte noun: any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.

Noun

hepatocyte (plural hepatocytes)

  1. Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.

Forms of hepatocyte

pluralhepatocytes

Origin of hepatocyte

From hepato- + -cyte.

Words formed from hepatocyte

Questions about hepatocyte

What does hepatocyte mean?
Hepatocyte means any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
What part of speech is hepatocyte?
Hepatocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of hepatocyte?
The plural of hepatocyte is hepatocytes.

Words near hepatocyte in the dictionary

  1. hepatocuprein
  2. hepatocupreins
  3. hepatocystic
  4. hepatocystic triangle
  5. hepatocystic triangles
  6. hepatocyte
  7. hepatocytes
  8. hepatocytic
  9. hepatocytolysis
  10. hepatocytoma
  11. hepatocytomas

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