histiocyte
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- histocyte (uncommon variant)
Etymology
[edit]From histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”).
Noun
[edit]histiocyte (plural histiocytes)
- (biology) a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue
Derived terms
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[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.