Apart then being the second smallest state in Europe (and the world), Monaco is also the most densely populated country in the world. Smallest Countries In Europe: Monaco. 3. San Marino â 61 km 2 (24 mi 2) â The republic of San Marino is an enclave within Italy and has a population of around 30,000 people.ocated within Rome, the smallest state in Europe has a population of just over 800 people. Smallest Countries In Europe: Vatican City, In the heart of Rome. 2. Monaco â 2.02 km 2 (0.78 mi 2) â The Principality of Monaco achieved full independence from France in 1860.
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.
Keratin derives from Greek ÎºÎµÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î½Î· from Greek keras (ÎºÎ­ÏÎ±Ï) (genitive keratos, ÎºÎ­ÏÎ±ÏÎ¿Ï) meaning horn originating from the Proto-Indo-European * á¸±er-of the same meaning. Its Greek root is composed of horn like, i.e., kerato (Greek ÎºÎ­ÏÎ±ÏÎ¿) to which the chemical suffix-in is appended.or example, mouse thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are known to react with antibodies for keratin 5, keratin 8, and keratin 14. These antibodies are used as fluorescent markers to distinguish subsets of TECs in genetic studies of the thymus.