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Isocellular
Composed of cells of the same size and type. Isocellular is a Greek-Latin hybrid term compounded from the Greek iso- meaning 'equal or like' + the Latin cellula, the diminutive of cella, a storeroom
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- Mentum Medical term for the chin. From Latin. See: Chin
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