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prickle cell

noun

Etymology

From prickle + cell.

  1. derived from *ḱel-✻
  2. derived from *ḱelneh₂✻
  3. derived from *kelnā✻
  4. derived from cele
  5. derived from cel
  6. derived from cella
  7. inherited from cell
  8. inherited from celle
  9. compounded as prickle cell — “prickle + cell”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of spinous cell

    Synonym of spinous cell; a polyhedral cell in the epidermis having many spines that form intercellular bridges.

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