histiocyte

noun

physiol a macrophage that occurs in connective tissue

Derived Formshistiocytic (ˌhɪstɪəˈsɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for histiocyte

C20: alteration of German histiozyt, from Greek histion a little web, from histos web + -cyte

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histiocyte in Medicine

histiocyte

[hĭs′tē-ə-sīt′]

n.

A relatively inactive, immobile macrophage found in normal connective tissue.fixed macrophage histocyte

Related formshis′ti•o•cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.