- hepatic cell
- hepatic cell n HEPATOCYTE
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one of the polyhedral epithelial cells that constitute the substance of a liver acinus; called also hepatocyte, liver c., and parenchymal hepatic c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hepatic cell
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