mastocyte

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Etymology[edit]

From German Mastzelle f, "feeding cell," coined in 1878 by immunologist Paul Ehrlich; "Mast" + Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “cell”). Not a cognate with the Ancient Greek root μαστός (mastós, “(human) breast”).

Noun[edit]

mastocyte (plural mastocytes)

  1. (medicine) mast cell

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