histiocyte

English Thesaurus

1. a macrophage that is found in connective tissue (noun.body)

hypernym	:	macrophage,
definition	:	a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream (noun.body)

part meronym	:	connective tissue,
definition	:	tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body)