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myxocytes

myxocytes is the plural of myxocyte.

Meaning of myxocyte

Noun

myxocyte (plural myxocytes)

  1. (rare) 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...

Questions about myxocytes

What is myxocytes the plural of?
Myxocytes is the plural of myxocyte.

Words near myxocytes in the dictionary

  1. myxochondromatous
  2. myxochromide
  3. myxochromides
  4. myxococcal
  5. myxocyte
  6. myxocytes
  7. myxodermoside
  8. myxodiasporic
  9. myxodiaspory
  10. myxoedema
  11. myxoedemas

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