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Definition of Pinacocyte
1. Noun. (biology) Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges ¹
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Medical Definition of Pinacocyte
1. A cell type forming the surface layers of a sponge. Capable of synthesising collagen. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)