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apud cell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
apud -cell
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.

Etymology

Initialism, from amine precursor uptake and decarboxylase; named by the scientist A. G. E. Pearse, who developed the concept in the early 1960s.

Inflected Forms

APUD cells (plural)

Derived Forms

apudoma

Questions

What does apud cell mean?
Any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.
Where does apud cell come from?
Initialism, from amine precursor uptake and decarboxylase; named by the scientist A. G. E. Pearse, who developed the concept in the early 1960s.

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