histiocyte

English

Alternative forms

• histocyte (uncommon variant)

Etymology

histio- (“tissue”) +‎ -cyte (“cell”)

Noun

histiocyte (plural histiocytes)

1. (biology) a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue

Derived terms

• histiocytic
• histiocytosis

Translations

Translations

• Italian: istiocita (it)

French

Noun

histiocyte m (plural histiocytes)

1. (biology) histiocyte

Derived terms

• histiocytaire

Further reading

• “histiocyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.