Definition
An abnormally large cell, especially used in medical contexts to describe oversized red blood cells or other cell types.
Etymology
From 'giganto-' (giant) + '-cyte' (from Greek kytos, meaning cell). A medical term formed by combining Greek roots to denote enlarged cellular structures.
Kelly Says
Doctors use 'gigantocyte' to describe certain red blood cells in patients with severe anemia or specific blood disorders—these mega-cells are often signs that bone marrow is struggling.
Translations
ARالعربية
خلايا ضخمة
kha-lee-a-th-kha-mah
BNবাংলা
বিশাল কোষ
vishal kosha
CACatalà
gigantocito
hee-gan-toh-si-toh
CSČeština
gigantocyt
hee-gan-toh-sit
DADansk
gigantocyt
hee-gan-toh-sit
DEDeutsch
Gigantozyt
hee-gan-toh-zit
ELΕλληνικά
μεγαντοκυτ
meg-an-to-kyt
ESEspañol
gigantocito
hee-gan-toh-si-toh
FAفارسی
سلول غول آسا
sool-e ghoul-e-asa
FISuomi
gigantocyt
hee-gan-toh-sit
FRFrançais
gigantocyte
jee-gan-toh-si-t
HAHA
giga-cyte
gee-ga-si-t
HEעברית
גיגנטוציט
gig-an-tot-sit
HIहिन्दी
विशाल कोशिका
vishal koshika
HUMagyar
gigantocyt
hee-gan-toh-sit
IDBahasa Indonesia
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
IGIG
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
ITItaliano
gigantocito
hee-gan-toh-si-toh
JA日本語
巨大細胞 (きょだいさいぼう)
kyo-dai-sai-bou
KKKK
гігантоцит
hee-gan-toh-sit
KO한국어
거대세포 (geo-dae-se-po)
geo-dae-se-po
MRMR
विशाल कोशिका
vishal koshika
MSBahasa Melayu
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမားသော တိတိ
kree-ma-thar-tau ti-ti
NLNederlands
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
NONorsk
gigantocyt
hee-gan-toh-sit
PAPA
giegantocyte
gee-gan-toh-si-t
PLPolski
gigantocyt
hee-gan-toh-sit
PTPortuguês
gigantocito
hee-gan-toh-si-toh
RORomână
gigantocit
hee-gan-toh-sit
RUРусский
гигантоцит
hee-gan-toh-sit
SVSvenska
gigantocyt
hee-gan-toh-sit
SWKiswahili
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய செல்
periya sel
TEతెలుగు
గigantocyte
gee-gan-toh-si-t
THไทย
เซลล์ยักษ์
set-lyai-yak
TLTL
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
TRTürkçe
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
UKУкраїнська
гігантоцит
hee-gan-toh-sit
URاردو
جِیْگانٹو سائٹ
jee-gan-toh-si-t
VITiếng Việt
tế bào khổng lồ
teh-bau-khong-lo
YOYO
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t
ZH中文
巨细胞 (jù xìbāo)
jù xìbāo
ZUZU
gigantocyte
hee-gan-toh-si-t