stellate

American  

[stel-it, -ayt] / ˈstɛl ɪt, -eɪt /

Often stellated

adjective

1. like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star-shaped.

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stellate British  

/ ˈstɛlɪt, -eɪt /

adjective

1. resembling a star in shape; radiating from the centre

   a stellate arrangement of petals

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Other Word Forms

• stellately
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of stellate

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin stellātus “starry,” equivalent to stell(a) star + -ātus -ate ¹

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Example Sentences

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stellate

Procedures such as stellate ganglion nerve blocks temporarily interrupt nerve activity, while denervation involves disrupting certain nerve pathways.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Researchers found that a protein called periostin, along with stellate cells in the pancreas, plays a crucial role in helping cancer cells invade nearby nerves.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026

A study published in Targetome on December 15, 2025 by Hong Wang's & Haiping Hao's team, China Pharmaceutical University, reports that a fixed-dose combination of silybin and carvedilol can strongly suppress hepatic stellate cell activation.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026

When used together, silybin and carvedilol sharply reduced collagen production and stellate cell activation in human and rat cell cultures, as well as in primary hepatic stellate cells.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026

Then, a bell sounds, and acrasin is released by special cells toward which the others converge in stellate ranks, touch, fuse together, and construct the slug, solid as a trout.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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