ˈhistēəˌsīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary histi- + -cyte
: a phagocytic tissue cell that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from the reticuloendothelial system, and resembles the monocyte with which it is sometimes identified — called also clasmatocyte, macrophage
• his·tio·cyt·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sid.ik adjective