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Kupffer cell

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of specialized macrophage located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system.

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History

Etymology

First observed by Baltic German anatomist Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829–1902) in 1876.

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  • German: Kupffer-Zelle — specialized macrophage located in the liver
  • German: Browicz-Kupffer-Zelle — specialized macrophage located in the liver
  • German: Kupffer-Sternzelle — specialized macrophage located in the liver
  • Hungarian: Kupffer-sejt — specialized macrophage located in the liver