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Definition of Histiocytes
1. histiocyte [n] - See also: histiocyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Histiocytes
Literary usage of Histiocytes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"These experiments showed that histiocytes are in the lungs in far larger numbers
than has been hitherto admitted; further, that phagocytosis occurs in the ..."
2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"... them to be included in the large group termed histiocytes,4 or resting wandering
cells.6 They correspond roughly to the macrophages of Metchnikoff. ..."
3. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1995)
"... form of pneumonia that involves the lower lobes (of the lungs) with extensive
alveolar infiltration by mature lymphocytes, plasma cells and histiocytes. ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Ultrastructurally, they appear as masses of bacilli-like bodies. The histiocytes
are present in heart, lung, spleen, pancreas, retroperitoneal tissues, ..."
5. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"The splenic lesions seen in one case consisted of granulation tissue with large
numbers of histiocytes. Small foci of vacuolated hepatic cells were seen in ..."
6. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"In our series: (a) the products of myelin degeneration in the form of fat-laden
histiocytes were no more numerous in the overwhelming majority of cases than ..."
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