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pituicyte

pituicyte noun: a small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

Noun

pituicyte (plural pituicytes)

  1. A small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

Forms of pituicyte

pluralpituicytes

Origin of pituicyte

From pituitary + -cyte.

Words formed from pituicyte

Questions about pituicyte

What does pituicyte mean?
Pituicyte means a small branching cell in the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
What part of speech is pituicyte?
Pituicyte is a noun.
What is the plural of pituicyte?
The plural of pituicyte is pituicytes.

Words near pituicyte in the dictionary

  1. pitty-patting
  2. pittyful
  3. Pitucha
  4. Pituchas
  5. Pituffik
  6. pituicyte
  7. pituicytes
  8. pituicytic
  9. pituicytoma
  10. pituicytomas
  11. pituita

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