hepatocyte

American  

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

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hepatocyte

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

Example Sentences

In the zebrafish studies, the liver disease was created by inducing hepatocyte death with genetic and chemical intervention.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

These were then surrounded by other cell types, such as skin fibroblasts, which interact with these hepatocyte islands to help maintain liver-specific metabolic function and gene-activity profiles that would otherwise be lost.

From Nature • Mar. 24, 2015

Called hepatocyte transplantation, the technique replaces approximately 10 percent of the liver with healthy cells from a deceased donor.

From Scientific American • Feb. 17, 2015

A hepatocyte is the liver’s main cell type, accounting for around 80 percent of the liver's volume.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Essentially a gene encapsulated by a protein, the complex zeros in on a receptor on the hepatocyte and is absorbed by the cell, which then incorporates the gene into its own DNA.

From Time Magazine Archive