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tenocyte

tenocyte noun: an elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons.

Noun

tenocyte (plural tenocytes)

  1. An elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons

Forms of tenocyte

pluraltenocytes

Origin of tenocyte

From teno- + -cyte.

Words formed from tenocyte

Questions about tenocyte

What does tenocyte mean?
Tenocyte means an elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons.
What part of speech is tenocyte?
Tenocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of tenocyte?
The plural of tenocyte is tenocytes.

Words near tenocyte in the dictionary

  1. Tenochca
  2. Tenochcan
  3. Tenochcans
  4. Tenochtitlan
  5. tenocyclidine
  6. tenocyte
  7. tenocytes
  8. tenocytic
  9. tenodd
  10. tenodeses
  11. tenodesis

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