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), adjectiveWord Origin for histiocyte
C20: alteration of German histiozyt, from Greek histion a little web, from histos web + -cyte
Words nearby histiocyte
histaminase, histamine, histamine blocker, histamine headache, histidine, histiocyte, histioid, histo-, histoblast, histochemistry, histocompatibility
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