histiocyte

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Etymology

From histio- (“tissue”) +‎ -cyte (“cell”).

Noun

histiocyte (plural histiocytes)

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

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French

Noun

histiocyte m (plural histiocytes)

  1. (biology) histiocyte

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