English Explanatory Dictionary

pyrenocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A transient cell derived from an erythroblast by removal of the nucleus.

Word forms

pyrenocyte pyrenocytes

Etymology

"We propose that these cells be termed “pyrenocytes,” derived from the Greek words “pyren” (πυρην, the pit of a stone fruit) and “cyte” (κυτος, cell)." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2234067/

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