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athrocyte
[ ath-ruh-sahyt ]
/ ˈæθ rəˌsaɪt /
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noun Cell Biology.
a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm.
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ath·ro·cy·to·sis, nounWords nearby athrocyte
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