Definitions

1. noun

A desmocyte is a type of muscle cell that is part of a desmosome, a cell-cell adhesion complex.

“The study of desmocytes and their role in muscle tissue is an important area of research in cell biology.”

2. noun

A desmocyte is also an archaic term for a type of white blood cell, particularly a monocyte.

“In older medical texts, the term desmocyte was used to describe a type of white blood cell involved in the immune response.”