"Kupffer cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Kupffer cells [plural]
Etymology: First observed by Baltic German anatomist Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829–1902) in 1876. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kupffer cell (plural Kupffer cells)
  1. A kind of specialized macrophage located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system. Wikipedia link: Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer, Kupffer cell Translations (specialized macrophage located in the liver): Kupffer-Zelle [feminine] (German), Browicz-Kupffer-Zelle [feminine] (German), Kupffer-Sternzelle [feminine] (German), Kupffer-sejt (Hungarian)

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