amoebocyte

See also: amœbocyte

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoebo- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

amoebocyte (plural amoebocytes)

  1. Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
  2. A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.