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hepatocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
hep-a-to-cyte
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.

Etymology

From hepato- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hepatocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

extrahepatocyte hepatocytic intrahepatocyte xenohepatocyte

Questions

What does hepatocyte mean?
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
Where does hepatocyte come from?
From hepato- + -cyte.

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