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hepatocyte

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.

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History

Etymology

From hepato- + -cyte.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 肝細胞 /肝细胞 (gānxìbāo) — liver cells
  • Czech: hepatocyt — liver cells
  • Czech: jaterní buňka — liver cells
  • Finnish: maksasolu — liver cells
  • French: hépatocyte — liver cells
  • Greek: ηπατοκύτταρο (ipatokýttaro) — liver cells
  • Hungarian: hepatocita — liver cells
  • Hungarian: májsejt — liver cells
  • Romanian: hepatocită — liver cells
  • Swedish: hepatocyt — liver cells
  • Swedish: levercell — liver cells
  • Turkish: hepatosit — liver cells