■ noun a cell found in connective tissue and releasing histamine and other substances during inflammatory and allergic reactions.
Origin
C19: mast from Ger. Mast 'fattening, feeding'.
■ noun a cell found in connective tissue and releasing histamine and other substances during inflammatory and allergic reactions.
Origin
C19: mast from Ger. Mast 'fattening, feeding'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004