Meanings
noundacrocyte (plural dacrocytes)
plural dacrocytes · alternative dacryocyte
- A type of poikilocyte that is shaped like a teardrop.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδάκρυον“teardrop”
- Englishdacrocyte
From Ancient Greek δάκρυον (dákruon, “teardrop”) + -cyte.
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Hungarian könnycseppsejt
- könnycseppsejtpoikilocyte shaped like a teardrop
Indonesian dakriosit, dakrosit
- dakriositpoikilocyte shaped like a teardrop
- dakrositpoikilocyte shaped like a teardrop
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APA
dacrocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacrocyte
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“dacrocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacrocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dacrocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacrocyte.
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