hepatocyte

See also: hépatocyte

English

Etymology

From hepato- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

hepatocyte (plural hepatocytes)

1. Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.

Derived terms

• xenohepatocyte

 

Translations

liver cells

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肝細胞 / 肝细胞 (gānxìbāo)

• Czech: hepatocyt m, jaterní buňka f
• Finnish: maksasolu
• French: hépatocyte (fr) m
• Hungarian: hepatocita, májsejt (hu)
• Romanian: hepatocită f
• Swedish: hepatocyt (sv), levercell (sv)
• Turkish: hepatosit (tr)