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juxtacrine

juxtacrine adjective: in direct contact, especially of one cell with another.

Adjective

juxtacrine (not comparable)

  1. In direct contact, especially of one cell with another.
    Synonyms:
    touching, pertingent

Synonyms of juxtacrine

Origin of juxtacrine

From juxta- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).

Questions about juxtacrine

What does juxtacrine mean?
Juxtacrine means in direct contact, especially of one cell with another.
What part of speech is juxtacrine?
Juxtacrine is an adjective.

Words near juxtacrine in the dictionary

  1. juxtacellular
  2. juxtacellularly
  3. juxtacentromeric
  4. juxtacentromic
  5. juxtacortical
  6. juxtacrine
  7. juxtadomain
  8. juxtadomains
  9. juxtae
  10. juxtaepiphyseal
  11. juxtaepiphysial

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