pneumonocyten.
/njuːˈməʊnə(ʊ)sʌɪt/, U.S. /n(j)uˈmoʊnəˌsaɪt/ Biology.
= pneumocyte n. 2.
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1952 C. C. Macklin in E. V. Cowdry Lab. Technique in Biol. & Med. (ed. 3) 276/1 Pneumonocytes..—These elements are also known as pulmonary cells.., epicytes, septal cells, niche cells, [etc.].
1954 Lancet 29 May 1099/2 The pneumonocytes are the characteristic cells of the lung, and are assumed to be of endodermal origin.
1975 Histochem. Jrnl. 7 57 The layer of mucosubstance that is associated with the free surface membranes of the pneumonocytes in the lungs of the toad Xenopus laevis and the lizard Lacerta viridis was demonstrated by electron microscopy using iron oxide stain.
1996 Progress Lipid Res. 35 158 Amniotic fluid, at term, is enriched with surfactant that is synthesized by the type II pneumonocytes of the fetus.
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