肥ひ満まん細さい胞ぼう

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Meanings

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noun

mast cell; mastocyte

A type of immune cell involved in allergic reactions and inflammation. Technical term used in biology and medicine.

肥ひ満まん細さい胞ぼうはアレルギー反はん応のうに関かん与よしている。
Mast cells are involved in allergic reactions.

fertilizer, get fat, fertile

満full, fullness, enough

細dainty, get thin, taper

胞placenta, sac, sheath

Etymology

From 肥満 (himan, 'obesity') + 細胞 (saibō, 'cell'), a calque of German 'Mastzelle' (from 'Mast' meaning 'fattening' or 'mast'). The name reflects the cell's granular, plump appearance under a microscope.