athrocyte
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athrocyte — ● athrocyte nom masculin (grec athroos, compact) Cellule fréquente dans les parois vasculaires de divers invertébrés et où s accumulent des déchets … Encyclopédie Universelle
athrocyte — n. [Gr. athroos, collected; kytos, container] A sessile type of coelomocyte, phagocytic in function … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
athrocyte — athrocytosis, n. /ath reuh suyt /, n. Cell Biol. a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm. [1935 40; < Gk (h)athró(os) gathered together + CYTE] * * * … Universalium
athrocyte — n. type of cell which absorbs foreign particles (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
athrocyte — ath·ro·cyte … English syllables
athrocyte — ath•ro•cyte [[t]ˈæθ rəˌsaɪt[/t]] n. cbl a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm • Etymology: 1935–40; < Gk (h)athró(os) collected + cyte ath ro•cy•to′sis, n … From formal English to slang
athrocyte — … Useful english dictionary
athrocytosis — noun see athrocyte * * * athrocytōˈsis noun (pl athrocytōˈsēs) • • • Main Entry: ↑athrocyte … Useful english dictionary
