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mastocyte

mastocyte noun: mast cell.

Noun

mastocyte (plural mastocytes)

  1. mast cell

Forms of mastocyte

pluralmastocytes

Origin of mastocyte

From German Mastzelle f, "feeding cell," coined in 1878 by immunologist Paul Ehrlich; "Mast" + Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “cell”). Not a cognate with the Ancient Greek root μαστός (mastós, “(human) breast”).

Words formed from mastocyte

Questions about mastocyte

What does mastocyte mean?
Mastocyte means mast cell.
What part of speech is mastocyte?
Mastocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of mastocyte?
The plural of mastocyte is mastocytes.

Words near mastocyte in the dictionary

  1. mastoba
  2. mastocarcinoma
  3. mastocarcinomas
  4. mastocel
  5. mastocyotosis
  6. mastocyte
  7. mastocytes
  8. mastocytic
  9. mastocytoma
  10. mastocytomas
  11. mastocytomata

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