hepatocyte

[ hep-uh-tuh-sahyt, hi-pat-uh- ]

noun

1. a cell of the main tissue of the liver; liver cell.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hepatocyte¹

First recorded in 1960–65; hepato- + -cyte

Example Sentences

Liver cells — known as hepatocytes — start to rupture and die, Pfefferkorn explains.

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