Hofbauer cell


Hof·bau·er cell

(hahf'bow-ĕr), a large cell in the connective tissue of the chorionic villi; it appears to be a type of phagocyte.

Hofbauer cell

(hŏf′bow-ĕr) [J. Isfred Isidore Hofbauer, U.S. gynecologist, 1878–1961] A macrophage found in the connective tissue of the chorionic villi.

Hofbauer,

J. Isfred I., U.S. gynecologist, 1878-1961. Hofbauer cell - a large cell in the connective tissue of the chorionic villi.