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histiocyte

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his·ti·o·cyte  (hst--st)
n.
A relatively inactive, immobile macrophage found in normal connective tissue. Also called fixed macrophage.
[Greek histion, web, diminutive of histos; see st- in Indo-European roots + -cyte.]
histi·o·cytic (-stk) adj.
histiocyte [ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol a macrophage that occurs in connective tissue
[alteration of German histiozyt, from Greek histion a little web, from histos web + -cyte]
histiocytic  [ˌhɪstɪəˈsɪtɪk] adj
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Noun1.histiocyte - a macrophage that is found in connective tissue
connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
macrophage - a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream


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Histopathology of the parotid mass revealed that it was made up of a group of lymph nodes whose architecture was preserved; the mass contained a proliferation of histiocytes, hyperplastic follicles, enlarged germinal centers, and epithelioid cells with abundant, pale eosinophilic cytoplasm (figure 2).
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