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hemocyte
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hemocyte /he·mo·cyte/ (he´mo-sīt) blood cell.
he·mo·cyte (hm-st)
n.
A cellular component or formed element of the blood.

hemocyte.
hemocyte,
n a generic term referring to any cellular or formed element of the blood. Synonym: hematocyte.

hemocyte
a blood cell.


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In the body, immune surveillance cells such as hemocytes (or macrophages in vertebrates) are exposed to a battery of signals from different sources.
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