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histiocyte

/ (ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt) /
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noun
physiol a macrophage that occurs in connective tissue
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Derived forms of histiocyte

histiocytic (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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