Medical Definition of Haemocyte
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Blood cell, associated with a haemocoel, particularly those of insects and crustacea. Despite the name they are more leucocyte like, being phagocytic and involved in defence and clotting of haemolymph and not involved in transport of oxygen.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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