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clasmatocyte

clasmatocyte noun: synonym of macrophage.

Noun

clasmatocyte (plural clasmatocytes)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of macrophage.
    • The mobilization of clasmatocyte which Gay and his collaborators found produced such a remarkable increase in the resistance of rabbits to intrapleural infections with streptococcus caused no appreciable increase in their resistance to this strain of pneumococcus.1929, Ada Clark, Role of Clasmatocytes in Protection Against the Pneumococcus, page 2
    Synonyms:
    macrophage

Synonyms of clasmatocyte

Forms of clasmatocyte

pluralclasmatocytes

Origin of clasmatocyte

Probably from Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σμᾰ (klắsmă, “a fragment, rupture”) + -cyte.

Questions about clasmatocyte

What does clasmatocyte mean?
Clasmatocyte means synonym of macrophage.
What part of speech is clasmatocyte?
Clasmatocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of clasmatocyte?
The plural of clasmatocyte is clasmatocytes.

Words near clasmatocyte in the dictionary

  1. clashscore
  2. clashscores
  3. clasht
  4. clashy
  5. clashy-clashy
  6. clasmatocyte
  7. clasmatocytes
  8. clasmatocytic
  9. clasmatodendritic
  10. clasmatodendrosis
  11. clasmatosis

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