English Explanatory Dictionary

hepatocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.

Word forms

hepatocyte hepatocytes

Etymology

From hepato- + -cyte.

Derived words

extrahepatocyte hepatocytic intrahepatocyte xenohepatocyte
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