Meanings
plural mast cells
- A resident cell of connective tissue that contains many granules rich in histamine and heparin.
Synonyms: mastocyte
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA resident cell of connective tissue that contains many granules rich in histamine and heparin.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanMastzelle f
- Englishmast cell
From German Mastzelle f, "feeding cell," coined in 1878 by immunologist Paul Ehrlich.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic خَلِيَّة بَدِينَة, خَلِيَّة صَارِيَّة
- خَلِيَّة بَدِينَةcell
- خَلِيَّة صَارِيَّةcell
Chinese Mandarin 肥大細胞 /肥大细胞
- 肥大細胞 /肥大细胞 (féidà xìbāo)cell
Czech žírná buňka
- žírná buňkacell
Dutch mestcel, mastocyt
- mestcelcell
- mastocytcell
Finnish syöttösolu
- syöttösolucell
French mastocyte
- mastocytecell
Hungarian hízósejt, masztocita
- hízósejtcell
- masztocitacell
Italian mastocita
- mastocitacell
Polish komórka tuczna, mastocyt
- komórka tucznacell
- mastocytcell
- labrocytcell
Swedish mastcell
- mastcellcell
Cite this entry
mast cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mast%20cell
“mast cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mast%20cell. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mast cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mast%20cell.
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