histiócito

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French histiocyte. By surface analysis, histio- +‎ -cito.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈɔ.si.tu/ [is.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.si.tu], (faster pronunciation) /isˈt͡ʃjɔ.si.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃiˈɔ.si.tu/ [iʃ.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.si.tu], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈt͡ʃjɔ.si.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈɔ.si.to/ [is.t͡ʃɪˈɔ.si.to], (faster pronunciation) /isˈt͡ʃjɔ.si.to/

  • Hyphenation: his‧ti‧ó‧ci‧to

Noun

histiócito f (plural histiócitos)

  1. (hematology) histiocyte

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