stichocyte

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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.

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Meanings

nounstichocyte (plural stichocytes)

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.

Origin

From sticho- + -cyte.

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APA

stichocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stichocyte

MLA

“stichocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stichocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stichocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stichocyte.

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