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histiocyte
/ ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt; ˌhɪstɪəˈsɪtɪk /
noun
- physiol a macrophage that occurs in connective tissue
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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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