myxocyte
/ˈmɪksəˌsaɪt/
myxocyte noun: a certain polyhedral or stellate cell, found in mucous tissue.
Noun
myxocyte (plural myxocytes)
- A certain polyhedral or stellate cell, found in mucous tissue.
- Therefore, interest has been shown pathologically as well as clinically on the presence or absence of myxocytes in the two glands and on the mechanism of their occurrence[.]1984 December 20, Hidetoshi Toh, Tadao Ohmori, Atsuko Sato, Sakuichiro Miyoshi, Shoji Toyoshima, “Myxocytes in human accessory parotid gland”, in Japanese Journal of Oral Biology, volume 26, number...
- On a postestrus vaginal smear, leukocytes, keratinocytes, and epithelial cell nuclei are found, and on an anestrus vaginal smear, there are large numbers of leukocytes and few epithelial cells and myxocytes.2016 September 20, Fang Li, Jizhen Feng, Dongmei Gao, Jieqiong Wang, Chunhong Song, Sheng Wei, Mingqi Qiao, “Shuyu Capsules Relieve Premenstrual Syndrome Depression by Reducing 5-HT_(3A)R and...
Forms of myxocyte
| plural | myxocytes |
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Origin of myxocyte
From myxo- + -cyte.
Questions about myxocyte
- What does myxocyte mean?
- Myxocyte means a certain polyhedral or stellate cell, found in mucous tissue.
- What part of speech is myxocyte?
- Myxocyte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce myxocyte?
- Myxocyte is pronounced /ˈmɪksəˌsaɪt/.
- What is the plural of myxocyte?
- The plural of myxocyte is myxocytes.
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