"corneocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corneocytes [plural]
Etymology: From corneo- + -cyte. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|corneo|cyte}} corneo- + -cyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} corneocyte (plural corneocytes)
  1. An outer skin cell.

Inflected forms

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