hepatocyte

American  

[hep-uh-tuh-sahyt, hi-pat-uh-] / ˈhɛp ə təˌsaɪt, hɪˈpæt ə- /

noun

1. a cell of the main tissue of the liver; liver cell.

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Etymology

Origin of hepatocyte

First recorded in 1960–65; hepato- + -cyte

Example Sentences

But during chronic injury or severe hepatocyte death, proliferation of hepatocytes is exhausted.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

These were then surrounded by other cell types, such as skin fibroblasts, which interact with these hepatocyte islands to help maintain liver-specific metabolic function and gene-activity profiles that would otherwise be lost.

From Nature • Mar. 24, 2015

If certain hurdles—such as the limited supply of cells and limited space in the patient’s liver—are overcome, hepatocyte transplantation may become an option for many liver disease sufferers.

From Scientific American • Feb. 17, 2015

A hepatocyte is the liver’s main cell type, accounting for around 80 percent of the liver's volume.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Essentially a gene encapsulated by a protein, the complex zeros in on a receptor on the hepatocyte and is absorbed by the cell, which then incorporates the gene into its own DNA.

From Time Magazine Archive