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polycystin

polycystin noun: any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease.

Noun

polycystin (plural polycystins)

  1. Any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease.

Forms of polycystin

pluralpolycystins

Origin of polycystin

From polycystic + -in.

Questions about polycystin

What does polycystin mean?
Polycystin means any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease.
What part of speech is polycystin?
Polycystin is a noun.
What is the plural of polycystin?
The plural of polycystin is polycystins.

Words near polycystin in the dictionary

  1. polycystic
  2. polycystic ovarian syndrome
  3. polycystic ovary syndrome
  4. polycystid
  5. polycystids
  6. polycystin
  7. polycystine
  8. polycystines
  9. polycystins
  10. polycystronic
  11. polycytaemia

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