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keratinocyte

keratinocyte noun: a cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.

Noun

keratinocyte (plural keratinocytes)

  1. A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.
    • Recently, activation of Wnt signaling has been reported efficient for intestinalization of human esophageal keratinocytes in vitro [20].2015 August 18, Orestis Lyros et al., “Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Activation beyond Robust Nuclear β-Catenin Accumulation in Nondysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus: Regulation via Dickkopf-112”, in Neoplasia...

keratinocyte meaning in Tamil

keratinocyte in Tamil

மேல்தோல் அணு

Forms of keratinocyte

pluralkeratinocytes

Origin of keratinocyte

From keratin + -o- + -cyte.

Words formed from keratinocyte

Questions about keratinocyte

What does keratinocyte mean?
Keratinocyte means a cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.
What is keratinocyte in Tamil?
Keratinocyte in Tamil is மேல்தோல் அணு. See Keratinocyte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is keratinocyte?
Keratinocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of keratinocyte?
The plural of keratinocyte is keratinocytes.

Words near keratinocyte in the dictionary

  1. keratinizations
  2. keratinize
  3. keratinized
  4. keratinizes
  5. keratinizing
  6. keratinocyte
  7. keratinocytes
  8. keratinocytic
  9. keratinogenesis
  10. keratinoid
  11. keratinolysis

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