Etymology

juxtacrine

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Today it means: In direct contact, especially of one cell with another. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρίνειν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρίνειν“to separate”
  2. English todayjuxtacrine

From juxta- + Ancient Greek κρίνειν (krínein, “to separate”).

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