单词 | athrocyte |
释义 | athrocyte in British English (ˈæθrəˌsaɪt) noun cytology a cell that is able to receive and store matter athrocyte in American English (ˈæθrəˌsait) noun Biology a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm Derived forms athrocytosis noun Word origin [1935–40; ‹ Gk (h)athró(os) gathered together + -cyte]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, aeroembolism, complementation, hard core, roomette-cyte is a combining form meaning “cell,” used as the final element in compound words.Other words that use the affix -cyte include: coenocyte, monocyte, solenocyte, spermatocyte, thrombocyte |
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