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keratinocyte

noun

  1. predominant cell type in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin, constituting 90% of the cells found there
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English keratin Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English keratinocyte From keratin + -o- + -cyte.

  1. A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.

    “Recently, activation of Wnt signaling has been reported efficient for intestinalization of human esophageal keratinocytes in vitro [20].”