Meanings
nounhistiocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural histiocytoses)
plural histiocytoses
- countableuncountablehematologyAn excess of histiocytes, associated with various rare diseases.
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: histiocyte + -osis = histio- + -cyte + -osis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese histiocitose
- histiocitoseTranslations
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APA
histiocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histiocytosis
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“histiocytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histiocytosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histiocytosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histiocytosis.
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