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“haemocyte”
hemocyte, haemocyte, hematocyte
1. A cellular component of the blood, especially of an invertebrate.
2. Blood cell, associated with a haemocoel, particularly those of insects and crustacea.
2. Blood cell, associated with a haemocoel, particularly those of insects and crustacea.
Despite the name, they are more like a leucocyte, being phagocytic and involved in defence and clotting of haemolymph and not involved in the transport of oxygen.
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hem-, haem-, hemo-, haemo, hema-, haema-, hemato-, haemato-, hemat-, haemat-, -hemia, -haemia, -hemic, -haemic
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