histiocytosis

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: histiocyte +‎ -osis = histio- +‎ -cyte +‎ -osis.

Noun

histiocytosis (countable and uncountable, plural histiocytoses)

  1. (medicine) An excess of histiocytes, associated with various rare diseases.

Derived terms

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