n.
Pronunciation: ' his-t ē - ə - ˌ s ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek histion web (dim. of histos ) + International Scientific Vocabulary -cyte
Date: 1924
: MACROPHAGE especially : a nonmotile macrophage of extravascular tissues and especially connective tissue
– his · tio · cyt · ic \ ˌ his-t ē - ə - ' si-tik \ adjective