plasmatocyte
/ˈplazmətə(ʊ)sʌɪt/ /plazˈmatə(ʊ)sʌɪt/Zoology
noun
In some insects: each of the large phagocytic cells, variable in shape but having a large nucleus and basophilic cytoplasm, which make up much of the haemolymph.
Origin
1940s. From ancient Greek πλασματ-, πλάσμα + -o- + -cyte.
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