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dendro- +‎ -cyte

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dendrocyte (plural dendrocytes)

  1. (cytology) A dendritic cell that originates in bone marrow.
    • 1973, Eugène Follmann, Human melanin, page 231:
      As a result of the 6 latter points we may consider the existence of two kinds of cells with distinct characteristics; the dendrocyte and the tumor cell.

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