clasmatocyte

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noun

Synonym of macrophage.

Similar
macrophage
OriginAncient Greek κλᾰ́σμᾰ →
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Meanings

nounclasmatocyte (plural clasmatocytes)

plural clasmatocytes

  1. obsoleteSynonym of macrophage.

    The mobilization of clasmatocyte which Gay and his collaborators found produced such a remarkable increase in the resistance of rabbits to intrapleural infections with streptococcus caused no appreciable increase in their resistance to this strain of pneumococcus.

    1929, Ada Clark, Role of Clasmatocytes in Protection Against the Pneumococcus, page 2

    Synonyms: macrophage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of macrophage.

Similar
macrophage

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλᾰ́σμᾰ“a fragment, rupture”
  2. Englishclasmatocyte

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

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clasmatocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clasmatocyte

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Chicago

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