"histiocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: histiocytes [plural]
Etymology: histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”) Etymology templates: {{confix|en|histio|cyte|t1=tissue|t2=cell}} histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} histiocyte (plural histiocytes)
  1. (biology) a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue Wikipedia link: histiocyte Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: histocyte [uncommon, variant] Derived forms: histiocytic, histiocytosis Translations (Translations): istiocita (Italian)

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