- his|ti|o|cyte
- his|ti|o|cyte «HIHS tee uh syt», noun.a highly phagocytic cell of the connective tissue.╂[< Greek histíon tissue + English -cyte]
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cyte — des·ma·cyte; des·mo·cyte; ele·o·cyte; el·lip·to·cyte; en·do·the·li·o·cyte; eo·sin·o·cyte; ep·i·cyte; eryth·ro·cyte; es·tha·cyte; fi·bro·cyte; fra·gil·o·cyte; ga·me·to·cyte; gan·gli·o·cyte; gli·o·cyte; gon·o·cyte; gran·u·lo·cyte; hem·a·to·cyte;… … English syllables
his — ak·his·sar; an·his·tous; an·ti·his·ta·mine; ba·his·ti; de·his·cence; de·his·cent; el·o·his·tic; he·mo·his·ti·o·blast; his; his·ing·er·ite; his·lop·ite; his·pa; his·pan·i·cism; his·pan·i·cist; his·pan·i·ci·za·tion; his·pan·i·cize; his·pa·ni·dad;… … English syllables
histiocyte — [his′tē ō sīt΄] n. 〚< Gr histion, web, dim. of histos (see HISTO ) + CYTE〛 a large macrophage, found in connective tissue, that participates in the body s reaction to infection and injury histiocytic [his′tē əsit′ik] adj. * * * … Universalium
histiocyte — his·tio·cyte … English syllables
histocyte — his·to·cyte … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Histiocyte — A type of white blood cell, also called a macrophage, that is created by the bone marrow. They usually stay in place, but when histiocytes are stimulated by infection or inflammation they become active, attacking bacteria and other foreign matter … Medical dictionary
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
poly — poly·acrylate; poly·acrylic; poly·acrylonitrile; poly·act; poly·actinal; poly·adel·phia; poly·adel·phous; poly·allel; poly·alphabetic; poly·amide; poly·amine; poly·an·dria; poly·an·dric; poly·an·drist; poly·an·dri·um; poly·an·drous; poly·an·dry;… … English syllables
