histiocyte

/ (ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt) /

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

Words nearby histiocyte

histidinemia, histidinuria, histidyl, histio-, histioblast, histiocyte, histiocytic medullary reticulosis, histiocytoma, histiocytosis, histiocytosis x, histiogenic

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Medical definitions for histiocyte

histiocyte

[ hĭs′tē-ə-sīt′ ]

n.

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

Other words from histiocyte

his′ti•o•cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.