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tanycyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tany-cyte
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of ependymal cell, located in the floor of the third ventricle, that has processes extending deep into the hypothalamus.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τανύω (tanúō, “stretch”) + -cyte. By surface analysis, tany- + cyte.

Inflected Forms

tanycytes (plural)

Derived Forms

tanycytic

Frequently Paired Words

tanylobous

Questions

What does tanycyte mean?
A type of ependymal cell, located in the floor of the third ventricle, that has processes extending deep into the hypothalamus.
Where does tanycyte come from?
From Ancient Greek τανύω (tanúō, “stretch”) + -cyte. By surface analysis, tany- + cyte.

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