keratinocyte

American  

[ker-uh-tin-uh-sahyt, kuh-ra-tuhn-uh-sahyt] / ˌkɛr əˈtɪn əˌsaɪt, kəˈræ tən əˌsaɪt /

noun

• keratinocytes
  plural

1. a type of skin cell that synthesizes keratin and makes up most of the outer layer of the skin.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• keratinocytic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• keratinocytes
  plural

Example Sentences

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keratinocyte keratinocytes

This process could be linked to the initiation of programmed keratinocyte death, a natural process in the epidermis.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

A keratinocyte is a cell that manufactures and stores the protein keratin.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

These two proteins make up the bulk of the keratinocyte mass in the stratum granulosum and give the layer its grainy appearance.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Also unknown is how HPV escapes from the keratinocyte.

From Nature ● Aug. 29, 2012

In young people the average keratinocyte takes 28 days to traverse the epidermis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Laboratory experiments showed that this oxidative stress activates a protective response in keratinocytes, the skin cells responsible for repairing wounds.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026

Therefore, the quantity of oxygen available for the keratinocytes is lower in the basal layers of the epidermis compared to the top layers that are directly exposed to the air that surrounds us.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

Researchers discovered the hemoglobin ? protein in keratinocytes of the epidermis and in hair follicles.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023

The main type of cells which make up the epidermis are keratinocytes, with melanocytes and Langerhans cells also present.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

One type of adult stem cell is the epithelial stem cell, which gives rise to the keratinocytes in the multiple layers of epithelial cells in the epidermis of skin.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013