Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

histocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: his-to-cyte
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of histiocyte (uncommon variant)

Example Sentences

"This was concentrated in the basal aspects of epithelial surfaces and within endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and histocytes within subepithelial and submucosal tissues and connective tissue surrounding lymph nodes and other organs."

Etymology

From histo- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: histo
Suffix: cyte

Inflected Forms

histocytes (plural)

Questions

What does histocyte mean?: Alternative form of histiocyte (uncommon variant)
Where does histocyte come from?: From histo- + -cyte.

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