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histiocyte

/ ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt; ˌhɪstɪəˈsɪtɪk /

noun

  1. physiol a macrophage that occurs in connective tissue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • histiocytic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of histiocyte1

C20: alteration of German histiozyt, from Greek histion a little web, from histos web + -cyte

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