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hepatocyte

[ hep-uh-tuh-sahyt, hi-pat-uh- ]
/ ˈhɛp ə təˌsaɪt, hɪˈpæt ə- /

noun

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

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Origin of hepatocyte

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

Words nearby hepatocyte

hepatocellular jaundice, hepatocholangiojejunostomy, hepatocholangiostomy, hepatocholangitis, hepatocystic, hepatocyte, hepatodynia, hepatoenteric, hepatofugal, hepatogastric, hepatogenic
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Medical definitions for hepatocyte

hepatocyte
[ hĕp′ə-tə-sīt′, hĭ-păt′ə- ]

n.

A parenchymal liver cell.
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