Search Result for "mast cell":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: mast cell, mastocyte, labrocyte]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mast cell n 1: 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 [syn: mast cell, mastocyte, labrocyte]