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histiocyte

noun
  1. 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.
  1. A relatively inactive, immobile macrophage found in normal connective tissue.fixed macrophage histocyte
Related formshis′ti•o•cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.
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