Etymology

clasmatocyte

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Today it means: Synonym of macrophage. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σμᾰ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλᾰ́σμᾰ“a fragment, rupture”
  2. English todayclasmatocyte

Probably from Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σμᾰ (klắsmă, “a fragment, rupture”) + -cyte.

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