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mastocyte.

mast cell

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. mast cell

Where this word comes from

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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