Meanings
nounhistiocyte (plural histiocytes)
plural histiocytes · alternative histocyte
- biologya macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue
Origin
From histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian istiocita
- istiocitaTranslations
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APA
histiocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histiocyte
MLA
“histiocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histiocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histiocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histiocyte.
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