Dendrocyte

Origin

- + dendro + -

Full definition of dendrocyte

Noun

1. (cytology) A dendritic cell that originates in bone marrow.
• 1973, Eugène Follmann, Human melanin, As a result of the 6 latter points we may consider the existence of two kinds of cells with distinct characteristics; the dendrocyte and the tumor cell.

Related terms

• oligodendrocyte
• polydendrocyte