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What is a keratinocyte?

What is a keratinocyte? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biology) A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin
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This genetic illness essentially concerns the keratinocyte cell carriers of the « Psoriasis » genes.
The first cultured cell type used for therapy was the keratinocyte of the epidermis, for the treatment of burns.
On a receiver operating characteristic curve, the best discriminator was the highest value of keratinocyte growth factor within 5 days after birth.
On the surface, the process of keratinocyte maturation is disturbed and corneocyte desquamation is delayed.
Stem keratinocyte cells, which are located in the basal layer of the epidermis, differentiate into different subtypes.
During this epidermal differentiation, the keratinocyte loses its nucleus, fills with keratin and fabricates the intercorneocytory cement.

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