athrocyte

athrocyte
athrocytosis, n.
/ath"reuh suyt'/, n. Cell Biol.
a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm.
[1935-40; < Gk (h)athró(os) gathered together + -CYTE]

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