hepatocyte

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

noun

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

Origin of hepatocyte

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

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hepatocyte in Medicine

hepatocyte

[hĕp′ə-tə-sīt′, hĭ-păt′ə-]

n.

A parenchymal liver cell.

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