histiocyte

English

Alternative forms

histocyte (uncommon variant)

Etymology

histio- (“tissue”) +‎ -cyte (“cell”)

Noun

histiocyte (plural histiocytes)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Translations

Italian: istiocita (it)

French

Noun

histiocyte m (plural histiocytes)

(biology) histiocyte

Derived terms

histiocytaire

Further reading

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

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