Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tight junction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: tight junc-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intercellular junction between epithelial cells whose membranes join together to form a virtually impermeable barrier to fluid.

Inflected Forms

tight junctions (plural)

Synonyms

zonula occludens

Questions

What does tight junction mean?: An intercellular junction between epithelial cells whose membranes join together to form a virtually impermeable barrier to fluid.

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