hemocyte

[ hee-muh-sahyt, hem-uh- ]

/ ˈhi məˌsaɪt, ˈhɛm ə- /

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noun

a blood cell.

RELATED WORDS

corpuscle, erythrocyte, leukocyte

Nearby words

hemocoel, hemoconcentration, hemoconia, hemoconiosis, hemocyanin, hemocyte, hemocytoblast, hemocytocatheresis, hemocytolysis, hemocytometer, hemocytometry

Also hematocyte.

Origin of hemocyte

First recorded in 1900–05; hemo- + -cyte

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Medicine definitions for hemocyte

hemocyte

[ hē′mə-sīt′ ]

n.

A cellular component or formed element of the blood.

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