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English word pinacocyte comes from English -cyte, English pinacoderm
-cyte (English)
Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
pinacoderm (English)
The outer most layer of cells (pinacocytes) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.
pinacocyte (English)
(biology) Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges.