Definition of Histiocyte

1. Noun. A macrophage that is found in connective tissue.

Group relationships: Connective Tissue
Generic synonyms: Macrophage

Definition of Histiocyte

1. Noun. a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Histiocyte

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Histiocyte

1. Long lived resident macrophage found within tissues. (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Histiocyte

histidine decarboxylase
histidine permease
histidinemia
histidines
histidino
histidinol
histidinol-phosphatase
histidins
histidinuria
histidyl
histidyls
histie
histing
histio-
histioblast
histiocyte (current term)
histiocytes
histiocytic
histiocytic leukaemia
histiocytic leukemia
histiocytic lymphoma
histiocytoma
histiocytoses
histiocytosis
histiocytosis Y
histiocytosis x
histiogenic
histioid
histiology
histioma

Literary usage of Histiocyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"In summing up he says: (1) The alveolar cells are endowed with the full phagocytic powers of the histiocyte. (2) Their behavior under the action of a ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"At about the same time large, histiocyte- type cells, with rounded or oval nuclei and cytoplasm of increased basophilia, were seen scattered between ..."

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