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stichocyte

stichocyte noun: any of a group of glandular cells arranged in a row along the posterior portion of the oesophagus, each of which communicates by a single pore with the lumen.

Noun

stichocyte (plural stichocytes)

  1. Any of a group of glandular cells arranged in a row along the posterior portion of the oesophagus, each of which communicates by a single pore with the lumen.

Forms of stichocyte

pluralstichocytes

Origin of stichocyte

From sticho- + -cyte.

Questions about stichocyte

What does stichocyte mean?
Stichocyte means any of a group of glandular cells arranged in a row along the posterior portion of the oesophagus, each of which communicates by a single pore with the lumen.
What part of speech is stichocyte?
Stichocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of stichocyte?
The plural of stichocyte is stichocytes.

Words near stichocyte in the dictionary

  1. stichid
  2. stichidia
  3. stichidium
  4. stichids
  5. sticho-
  6. stichocyte
  7. stichocytes
  8. stichodactylid
  9. stichodactylids
  10. stichoi
  11. sticholysin

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