Mast Cell Definition
măst
noun
A cell containing large, basophilic granules, found in connective and other bodily tissues.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- labrocyte
- mastocyte
adjective
Attributive form of mast cell, noun.
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Other Word Forms of Mast Cell
Noun
Singular:
mast cell
Plural:
mast-cellsOrigin of Mast Cell
Partial translation of German Mastzelle well-fed cell (from an early view that the granules were from phagocytosis) Mast food, mast (from Middle High German) (from Old High German) Zelle cell
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From German Mastzelle f, "feeding cell," coined in 1878 by immunologist Paul Ehrlich.
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