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dendrocyte

dendrocyte noun: a dendritic cell that originates in bone marrow.

Noun

dendrocyte (plural dendrocytes)

  1. A dendritic cell that originates in bone marrow.
    • As a result of the 6 latter points we may consider the existence of two kinds of cells with distinct characteristics; the dendrocyte and the tumor cell.1973, Eugène Follmann, Human melanin, page 231

Forms of dendrocyte

pluraldendrocytes

Origin of dendrocyte

From dendro- + -cyte.

Words formed from dendrocyte

Questions about dendrocyte

What does dendrocyte mean?
Dendrocyte means a dendritic cell that originates in bone marrow.
What part of speech is dendrocyte?
Dendrocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of dendrocyte?
The plural of dendrocyte is dendrocytes.

Words near dendrocyte in the dictionary

  1. dendrocolaptids
  2. dendrocolaptine
  3. dendrocrinid
  4. dendrocygnid
  5. dendrocygnids
  6. dendrocyte
  7. dendrocytes
  8. dendrocytic
  9. dendrodate
  10. dendrodated
  11. dendrodates

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