endopinacocyte

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word endopinacocyte. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word endopinacocyte, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say endopinacocyte in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word endopinacocyte you have here. The definition of the word endopinacocyte will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofendopinacocyte, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ pinacocyte.

Noun

endopinacocyte (plural endopinacocytes)

  1. A type of cell that forms the internal epithelium lining the canals of poriferans
    • 2015 August 14, “Oscarella lobularis (Homoscleromorpha, Porifera) Regeneration: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Metaplasia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      TEM of a new endopinacocyte with Indian ink particles (arrow) inside of phagosome. bm—basement membrane, cc—choanocyte chambers, ec—exhalant canal, exp—exopinacocytes, ic—inhalant canal, n—nucleus, o—ostia, ph—phagosome, v—vacuole.