Hemocyte

Hemocyte

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A hemocyte is a cell that plays a role in the immune system of an arthropod. It is found within the hemolymph of an arthropod.Hemocytyes are phagocytes of invertebrates. They are ameboid like cells that ingest foreign material and help play a role in the immune system response.

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  • hemocyte — hemocyte. См. гемоцит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemocyte — [hē′mō sīt΄, hem′ōsīt] n. [ HEMO + CYTE] a blood cell …   English World dictionary

  • hemocyte — n. [Gr. haima, blood; kytos, container] A mesodermal cell, sessile or circulating, in the hemocoel or hemolymph of insects and other invertebrates; see granular hemocyte …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • hemocyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1903 a blood cell especially of an invertebrate animal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hemocyte — /hee meuh suyt , hem euh /, n. a blood cell. Also, hematocyte. [1900 05; HEMO + CYTE] * * * …   Universalium

  • hemocyte — noun a component of a blood cell, especially of an invertebrate …   Wiktionary

  • hemocyte — Any cell or formed element of the blood. SYN: hematocyte. [hemo + G. kytos, a hollow (cell)] * * * he·mo·cyte or chiefly Brit hae·mo·cyte hē mə .sīt n a blood cell esp. of an invertebrate animal (as an insect) * * * he·mo·cyte (heґmo sīt) b …   Medical dictionary

  • hemocyte — n. blood cell …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hemocyte — he·mo·cyte …   English syllables

  • hemocyte — he•mo•cyte [[t]ˈhi məˌsaɪt[/t]] n. anat. a blood cell • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

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