Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meibocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mei-bo-cyte
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of cell found in the meibum produced by the meibomian gland

Example Sentences

"Based on these findings, Jester et al. proposed that age-related MGD involves altered regulation of PPAR γ gene that may lead to decreased meibocyte differentiation, acinar atrophy, decreased lipid synthesis, and the development of hyposecretory MGD."

Etymology

From meibum + -o- + -cyte.

Inflected Forms

meibocytes (plural)

Questions

What does meibocyte mean?: A type of cell found in the meibum produced by the meibomian gland
Where does meibocyte come from?: From meibum + -o- + -cyte.

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