athrocytosis

athrocytosis
The capacity of cells to absorb and retain electronegative colloids, as shown by macrophages and at the apical surface of proximal convoluted tubule cells of the kidney. [G. athro, gathered together, + kytos, cell, + -osis, condition]

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ath·ro·cy·to·sis .ath-rə-sī-'tō-səs n, pl -to·ses -.sēz the capacity of some cells (as of the proximal convoluted tubule of the kidney) to pick up foreign material and store it in granular form in the cytoplasm

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  • athrocytosis — ath·ro·cy·to·sis …   English syllables

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