histiocyte
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- histocyte (uncommon variant)
Etymology edit
histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”)
Noun edit
histiocyte (plural histiocytes)
- (biology) a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue
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Translations edit
French edit
Noun edit
histiocyte m (plural histiocytes)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “histiocyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.