Histiocyte

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    a macrophage, derived from bone marrow, found in connective tissue
  2. 2
    a macrophage that is found in connective tissue wordnet

Etymology

From histio- (“tissue”) + -cyte (“cell”).

Related phrases

bone marrowconnective tissue

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