Medical Definition of Nematocyte

1. Stinging cells found in Hydra, used for capturing prey and for defence. There are four major types, containing different sorts of nematocysts: stenoteles (60%), desmonemes, holotrichous isorhizas and atrichous isorhizas. They differentiate from interstitial cells and are almost all found in the tentacles. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nematocyte

nematicon
nematicons
nematics
nematization
nemato-
nematoblasts
nematocalyces
nematocalyx
nematocera
nematocidal
nematocide
nematocides
nematocyst
nematocysts
nematocyte (current term)
nematoda
nematode
nematode infections
nematode worm
nematodes
nematodiasis
nematodynamic
nematodynamics
nematogen
nematogene
nematogenes
nematogenic
nematogens

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