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hepatocyte
[ hep-uh-tuh-sahyt, hi-pat-uh- ]
noun
- a cell of the main tissue of the liver; liver cell.
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Origin of hepatocyte1
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Liver cells — known as hepatocytes — start to rupture and die, Pfefferkorn explains.
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