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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keratocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ker-a-to-cyte
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fibroblastic cell in the tissue of the cornea.

Etymology

From kerato- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

keratocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

keratocytosis

Questions

What does keratocyte mean?
A fibroblastic cell in the tissue of the cornea.
Where does keratocyte come from?
From kerato- + -cyte.

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