tenocyte

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noun

An elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons

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Meanings

nountenocyte (plural tenocytes)

plural tenocytes

  1. biologyAn elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons

Origin

From teno- + -cyte.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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