hepatocyte
nounEtymology From hepato- + -cyte.
1
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
- Derived terms
- extrahepatocyte, hepatocytic, intrahepatocyte, xenohepatocyte
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