prickle cell

/ˌprɪkəl sɛl/
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Other forms: prickle cells

Definitions of prickle cell
  1. noun
    a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes
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    type of:
    skin cell
    any of the cells making up the skin
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