athrocyte (?æ?r??sa?t) na cell that is able to receive and store matterCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ath?ro?cyte (?æ? r??sa?t) n. a cell that ingests foreign particles and retains them in suspension in the cytoplasm. [1935?40;