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hematocyte

hematocyte noun: any blood cell produced by hematopoiesis, but especially a red blood cell.

Noun

hematocyte (plural hematocytes)

  1. Any blood cell produced by hematopoiesis, but especially a red blood cell

Forms of hematocyte

pluralhematocytes

Origin of hematocyte

From hemato- + -cyte.

Words formed from hematocyte

Questions about hematocyte

What does hematocyte mean?
Hematocyte means any blood cell produced by hematopoiesis, but especially a red blood cell.
What part of speech is hematocyte?
Hematocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of hematocyte?
The plural of hematocyte is hematocytes.

Words near hematocyte in the dictionary

  1. hematocryal
  2. hematocrystallin
  3. hematocyst
  4. hematocystic
  5. hematocysts
  6. hematocyte
  7. hematocytes
  8. hematocytological
  9. hematocytomer
  10. hematocytometer
  11. hematocytometers

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