n.
A relatively inactive, immobile macrophage found in normal connective tissue. Also called fixed macrophage.
[Greek histion, web, diminutive of histos + -CYTE.]
histiocytic his'ti·o·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
