Mast Cell Definition

măst
noun
A cell containing large, basophilic granules, found in connective and other bodily tissues.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Attributive form of mast cell, noun.
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Other Word Forms of Mast Cell

Noun

Singular:
mast cell
Plural:
mast-cells

Origin 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

  • From German Mastzelle f, "feeding cell," coined in 1878 by immunologist Paul Ehrlich.

    From Wiktionary

Mast Cell Sentence Examples

  • We have been investigating the chemoattractants involved in releasing mast cell progenitors from the bone marrow and mediating their recruitment to tissues.

  • Cromolyn sodium prevents the release of mast cell granules, thereby preventing release of histamine and the other chemicals contained in them.

  • Long-acting medications include leukotriene modifiers, mast cell stabilizers, inhaled and oral corticosteroids, long-acting beta2 agonists, and methylxanthines.

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