Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enterocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: en-te-ro-cyte
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and secretion of digestive enzymes.

Example Sentences

"ISCs signal to their daughters by Delta-Notch signaling to specify enterocyte versus enteroendocrine cell fate, but the pathway must remain inactive in the ISCs themselves to avoid differentiation."

Etymology

From entero- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: entero
Suffix: cyte

Inflected Forms

enterocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

enterocytic

Questions

What does enterocyte mean?: A cell found in the lining of the intestines and colon, participating in absorption of nutrients and secretion of digestive enzymes.
Where does enterocyte come from?: From entero- + -cyte.

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