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oncocyte

oncocyte noun: a large, granular cell, having many mitochondria, found in salivary and certain endocrine glands.

Noun

oncocyte (plural oncocytes)

  1. A large, granular cell, having many mitochondria, found in salivary and certain endocrine glands.

Forms of oncocyte

pluraloncocytes

Origin of oncocyte

From onco- + -cyte.

Words formed from oncocyte

Questions about oncocyte

What does oncocyte mean?
Oncocyte means a large, granular cell, having many mitochondria, found in salivary and certain endocrine glands.
What part of speech is oncocyte?
Oncocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of oncocyte?
The plural of oncocyte is oncocytes.

Words near oncocyte in the dictionary

  1. oncobiology
  2. oncocalyxone
  3. oncocalyxones
  4. oncoceratid
  5. oncoceratids
  6. oncocyte
  7. oncocytes
  8. oncocytic
  9. oncocytoma
  10. oncocytomas
  11. oncocytomata

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