"pilocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pilocytes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pilus + -cyte. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pilus}} Latin pilus, {{suffix|en||cyte}} + -cyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilocyte (plural pilocytes)
  1. (biology) Any cell with prominent external hair-like structures. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (hair-like cell): pilocyte [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-pilocyte-en-noun-0MS1nBP- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cyte Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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