histocyte

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A form of histiocyte — a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue

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Meanings

nounhistocyte (plural histocytes)

plural histocytes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of histiocyte (uncommon variant)

    This was concentrated in the basal aspects of epithelial surfaces and within endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and histocytes within subepithelial and submucosal tissues and connective tissue surrounding lymph nodes and other organs.

    2015 July 6, “Susceptibility of Marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus ) to Monkeypox Virus: A Low Dose Prospective Model for Monkeypox and Smallpox Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From histo- + -cyte.

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APA

histocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histocyte

MLA

“histocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histocyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histocyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histocyte.

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