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hepatocyte

hepatocyte

1 7.9
A liver cell that processes food, removes poisons, and makes important substances
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛpətoʊsaɪt/
  • Specialized
: hepatocito
  • Research on hepatocytes has revealed their importance in drug metabolism and liver regeneration.
  • hepatocyte necrosis
  • hepatocyte cells
  • show hepatocytes

It is the control of the genes for skin are on in your skin cells and the gene for your hepatocytes are on in your liver.

Examples

  • Differentiated hepatocytes from all the experimental groups were evaluated for their glycogen storage ability using PAS staining.

    Academic text (2018)

  • a1-PI is an important plasma proteinase inhibitor (52 kDa) and is synthesized by hepatocytes and macrophages.

    Academic text (2007)

  • At the top you can see adult hepatocytes, liver cells.

  • The hepatocytes are damaged by the iron, which leads to liver failure.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The search for the immune target in chronic HBV infection is just as difficult, but hepatocytes expressing HBcAg have come under suspicion.

    Academic text (1994)

  • HLA-restricted cytotoxic T cells recognize viral peptides in association with class 1 HLA molecules on the target hepatocyte.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Liver biopsy of this patient showed enlarged hepatocytes with clear cytoplasm and bridging fibrosis.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Replication of HAV appears to occur exclusively in hepatocytes and gastrointestinal cells, with viral particles being present in the blood, bile, and stool 13.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In the liver, hepatocytes play a crucial role in metabolizing nutrients and detoxifying harmful substances.

  • The damage to the hepatocytes resulted in severe health issues, including jaundice and metabolic disorders.

How Specialized

hepatocyte
  • Specialized
1 7.9
cell
  • Specialized
∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

hepatocyte singular
hepatocytes plural

Morphology

hepatocyte = hepato + cyte

Although analyzable into combining forms meaning 'liver' + 'cell', these technical combining forms are not recognizable standalone words for an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not transparently derived from common English vocabulary.

Etymology

Hepatocyte comes from Greek parts hepato- meaning 'liver' and -cyte meaning 'cell'. So a hepatocyte is simply a 'liver' cell, which is why these cells do many of the liver's jobs, like cleaning the blood and making important substances.