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keratinocyte

American

[ker-uh-tin-uh-sahyt, kuh-ra-tuhn-uh-sahyt] / ˌkɛr əˈtɪn əˌsaɪt, kəˈræ tən əˌsaɪt /

noun

plural

keratinocytes

a type of skin cell that synthesizes keratin and makes up most of the outer layer of the skin.

Other Word Forms

keratinocytic adjective

Example Sentences

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This process could be linked to the initiation of programmed keratinocyte death, a natural process in the epidermis.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

A keratinocyte is a cell that manufactures and stores the protein keratin.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These two proteins make up the bulk of the keratinocyte mass in the stratum granulosum and give the layer its grainy appearance.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Hidden inside a keratinocyte — the most common epithelial cell — HPV can remain almost invisible to the surveillance of the immune system.

From Nature • Aug. 29, 2012

In young people the average keratinocyte takes 28 days to traverse the epidermis.

From Time Magazine Archive

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