MAST CELL
\mˈast sˈɛl], \mˈast sˈɛl], \m_ˈa_s_t s_ˈɛ_l]\
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a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation
By Princeton University
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a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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See mast-cell.
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1. A mononuclear leucocyte containing numerous basophil granules of varying size, present occasionally in apparent health, but found especially, and in larger numbers, in leucemia. 2. A cell resembling a connective-tissue cell, present in the corium, the hyaloplasm of which contains numerous coarse basophil granules.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
