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Histiocyte: A type of white blood cell, also called a macrophage, that is created by the bone marrow. They usually stay in place, but when histiocytes are stimulated by infection or inflammation they become active, attacking bacteria and other foreign matter in the body.
See also histiocytosis.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( hÄs ' tÄ“-É™-sÄ«t ' ) n. A relatively inactive, immobile macrophage found in normal connective tissue. Also called ...
A histiocyte is a type of immune cell that eats foreign substances in an effort to protect the body from infection. Information Histiocytes do not travel ...
histiocyte /his·tio·cyte/ (his´te-o-sīt″) macrophage.histiocyt´ic. his·ti·o·cyte (h s t--s t) n. A relatively inactive, immobile macrophage found in normal ...
Histiocyte - Overview, A histiocyte is a type of immune cell that eats fo...
World English Dictionary histiocyte (ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt) — n physiol a macrophage that occurs in connective tissue [C20: alteration of German histiozyt, from Greek ...