ADIPOCYTE | • adipocyte n. (Cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy. • ADIPOCYTE n. a fat cell. |
AMEBOCYTE | • amebocyte n. Alternative spelling of amoebocyte. • AMEBOCYTE n. a cell, like a leukocyte, having amoeboid form, also AMOEBOCYTE. |
ASTROCYTE | • astrocyte n. (Neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain. • ASTROCYTE n. a much-branched, star-shaped neuroglia cell. |
ATHROCYTE | • athrocyte n. (Biology) A cell that ingests foreign particles. • ATHROCYTE n. a cell having the ability to move and store foreign matter. |
COENOCYTE | • coenocyte n. A cell with multiple nuclei, found in fungi, algae, protists and slime molds. • COENOCYTE n. a multinucleate unicellular organism in slime molds, fungi and algae. |
FIBROCYTE | • fibrocyte n. An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. |
HAEMOCYTE | • haemocyte n. Alternative spelling of hemocyte. • HAEMOCYTE n. a blood cell, esp. a red cell, also HEMOCYTE. |
IRIDOCYTE | • iridocyte n. (Histology) A cell, found in some animals, that is filled with iridescent crystals of guanine. • IRIDOCYTE n. a cell in the skin of a fish that gives the fish iridescence. |
LEUCOCYTE | • leucocyte n. (Immunology) Alternative spelling of leukocyte. • LEUCOCYTE n. a colourless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, also LEUKOCYTE. |
LEUKOCYTE | • leukocyte n. (Hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity. • LEUKOCYTE n. a colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles, also LEUCOCYTE. |
MACROCYTE | • macrocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia. • MACROCYTE n. an abnormally large red blood corpuscle. |
MICROCYTE | • microcyte n. An unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia. • MICROCYTE n. an unusually small red blood cell. |
MYELOCYTE | • myelocyte n. A large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature. • myelocyte n. A cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord. • MYELOCYTE n. a nerve-cell of the brain or spinal cord. |
OSTEOCYTE | • osteocyte n. (Cytology) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone. • OSTEOCYTE n. a cell that is characteristic of adult bone. |
PHAGOCYTE | • phagocyte n. (Cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs… • phagocyte v. (Transitive) To phagocytize. • PHAGOCYTE n. a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles. |
SPOROCYTE | • sporocyte n. A cell that produces haploid spores during meiosis. • SPOROCYTE n. a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores. |
THYMOCYTE | • thymocyte n. A lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell. • THYMOCYTE n. a lymphocyte found in the thymus. |