English Explanatory Dictionary

amoebocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
  2. A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.

Word forms

amoebocyte amoebocytes amœbocyte amebocyte

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoebo- + -cyte.

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