English Explanatory Dictionary

histiocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue

Word forms

histiocyte histiocytes histocyte

Etymology

From histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”).

Derived words

histiocytic histiocytoid histiocytoma histiocytosis
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