Etymology

keratinocyte

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Today it means: A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells. Full definition →

Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English keratin
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  1. Englishkeratin
  2. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  3. Latincyta
  4. English todaykeratinocyte

From keratin + -o- + -cyte.

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