ˈathrəˌsīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary athro- (from Greek athroos collected) + -cyte
: a cell (as a Kupffer cell) having the property of picking up extraneous material and storing it in granular form in its cytoplasm — compare phagocyte
• ath·ro·cy·to·sis ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīˈtōsə̇s noun plural athrocytoses