mast cell

English

Mast cells

Etymology

From German Mastzelle f, "feeding cell," coined in 1878 by immunologist Paul Ehrlich.

Noun

mast cell (plural mast cells)

1. A resident cell of connective tissue that contains many granules rich in histamine and heparin.

Synonyms

• mastocyte

Related terms

• basophil

Translations

cell

• Arabic: خَلِيَّة بَدِينَة (ḵaliyya(t) badīna), خَلِيَّة صَارِيَّة (ḵaliyya(t) ṣāriyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肥大細胞／肥大细胞 (féidà xìbāo)

• Czech: žírná buňka f
• Dutch: mestcel f or m, mastocyt (nl) m
• Finnish: syöttösolu
• French: mastocyte (fr) m
• Hungarian: hízósejt (hu), masztocita
• Italian: mastocita (it) m
• Swedish: mastcell (sv) c