hemocyte

hemocyte
Any cell or formed element of the blood. SYN: hematocyte. [hemo- + G. kytos, a hollow (cell)]

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he·mo·cyte or chiefly Brit hae·mo·cyte 'hē-mə-.sīt n a blood cell esp. of an invertebrate animal (as an insect)

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he·mo·cyte (heґmo-sīt) blood cell.

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  • hemocyte — hemocyte. См. гемоцит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemocyte — [hē′mō sīt΄, hem′ōsīt] n. [ HEMO + CYTE] a blood cell …   English World dictionary

  • Hemocyte — For the creatures in the film I Am Legend , see there. A hemocyte is a cell that plays a role in the immune system of an arthropod. It is found within the hemolymph of an arthropod.Hemocytyes are phagocytes of invertebrates. They are ameboid like …   Wikipedia

  • hemocyte — n. [Gr. haima, blood; kytos, container] A mesodermal cell, sessile or circulating, in the hemocoel or hemolymph of insects and other invertebrates; see granular hemocyte …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • hemocyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1903 a blood cell especially of an invertebrate animal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hemocyte — /hee meuh suyt , hem euh /, n. a blood cell. Also, hematocyte. [1900 05; HEMO + CYTE] * * * …   Universalium

  • hemocyte — noun a component of a blood cell, especially of an invertebrate …   Wiktionary

  • hemocyte — n. blood cell …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hemocyte — he·mo·cyte …   English syllables

  • hemocyte — he•mo•cyte [[t]ˈhi məˌsaɪt[/t]] n. anat. a blood cell • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

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