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athrocyte

[ ath-ruh-sahyt ]
/ ˈæθ rəˌsaɪt /

noun Cell Biology.

a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm.

Words nearby athrocyte

atholl brose, athonite, athos, athrepsia, athrill, athrocyte, athwart, athwartships, athymia, athymism, athyroidism

Origin of athrocyte

1935–40; < Greek (h)athró(os) gathered together + -cyte

OTHER WORDS FROM athrocyte

ath·ro·cy·to·sis, noun
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