hepatocyte
noun
he·pa·to·cyte
| \ hi-ˈpa-tə-ˌsīt
, ˈhe-pə-tə-\
, ˈhe-pə-tə-\
Definition of hepatocyte
: an epithelial parenchymatous cell of the liver
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About half of all human hepatocytes are aneuploid, indicating that the backup-copy theory can’t be the whole story. — Quanta Magazine, "I Contain Multitudes," 21 Aug. 2014 More than a hundred years ago, biologists noticed that some hepatocytes (liver cells) were huge, swollen with two or more nuclei and bursting with chromosomes. — Quanta Magazine, "I Contain Multitudes," 21 Aug. 2014 Scientists have also discovered that hepatocytes, the metabolically active cells that constitute 80 percent of the liver, possess traits not seen in any other normal cells of the body. — Natalie Angier, New York Times, "The Liver: A ‘Blob’ That Runs the Body," 12 June 2017 Adding to the liver’s repair protocol, Dr. Grompe of Oregon Health and Science University said, is the extreme plasticity of hepatocytes. — Natalie Angier, New York Times, "The Liver: A ‘Blob’ That Runs the Body," 12 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hepatocyte.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hepatocyte
noun
he·pa·to·cyte
| \ hi-ˈpat-ə-ˌsīt
, ˈhep-ət-ə-
\
, ˈhep-ət-ə-
\
Medical Definition of hepatocyte
: any of the polygonal epithelial parenchymatous cells of the liver that secrete bile
— called also hepatic cell, liver cell