Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fibrocystin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fi-bro-cystin
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large receptor-like protein, thought to be involved in the tubulogenesis and/or maintenance of duct-lumen architecture of epithelium.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"ARPKD is a monogenetic disease resulting from mutations in PKHD1, which encodes the cilial protein fibrocystin."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does fibrocystin mean?: A large receptor-like protein, thought to be involved in the tubulogenesis and/or maintenance of duct-lumen architecture of epithelium.

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