English Explanatory Dictionary

histiocytosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An excess of histiocytes, associated with various rare diseases.

Word forms

histiocytosis histiocytoses

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: histiocyte + -osis = histio- + -cyte + -osis.

Derived words

lymphohistiocytosis sea-blue histiocytosis

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