mastocyte
nounEtymology From German Mastzelle f, "feeding cell," coined in 1878 by immunologist Paul Ehrlich; "Mast" + Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “cell”). Not a cognate with the Ancient Greek root μαστός (mastós, “(human) breast”).
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Medicine, Sciences mast cell
- Derived terms
- antimastocyte, mastocyotosis, mastocytoma, mastocytosis, promastocyte
- Related terms
- mastocytic