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Mast cell
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A type of white blood cell. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Mast cells are hematopoietic tissue cells that contain coarse, basophilic, metachromatic granules. They are believed to contain heparin and histamine and derive from hematopoietic progenitor cells. (NCI Thesaurus)
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