skin cell

Noun

Meaning

any of the cells making up the skin

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

melanocyte

Hypernyms

somatic cell vegetative cell

Hyponyms

prickle cell epidermal cell

Examples

A mutation in a DNA molecule within a chromosome of a skin cell in my index finger has no influence on heredity. Fingers are not involved, at least directly, in the propagation of the species. Carl Sagan

Close letter words and terms

skin carcinoma skin care skin care routine skin color skin coloring skin colour