kerato- or kerat- also cerato- or cerat- pref. 1. Horn; horny: keratosis. 2. Cornea: keratectomy. [Greek kerÄto-, horn, from keras, kerÄt-; see ker- in Indo-European roots.] kerato- or before a vowel kerat- combining form 1. indicating horn or a horny substance: keratin; keratogenous. 2. (Medicine) indicating the cornea: keratoplasty. [from Greek kerat-, keras horn] kerato- a combining form meaning âcorneaâ: keratoplasty.
Early root growth is one of the functions of the apical meristem located near the tip of the root. The meristem cells more or less continuously divide, producing more meristem, root cap cells (these are sacrificed to protect the meristem), and undifferentiated root cells.
1 An inner clump of cells, called the inner cell mass, is a ball of 10â20 cells. 2  These cells are undifferentiated, or unspecialized. 3  They will multiply and differentiate extensively to make the many types of cells needed to form the entire animal. An outer layer of cells, or trophectoderm, will form the placenta that supports the embryo as it grows inside the uterus. 2  An inner clump of cells, called the inner cell mass, is a ball of 10â20 cells. 3  These cells are undifferentiated, or unspecialized.