Kupffer Cell

**Semantic type:** Cell

**Definition:** Large star-shaped or pyramidal cells with a large oval nucleus and a small prominent nucleolus. These intensely phagocytic cells line the walls of the sinusoids of the liver and form a part of the reticuloendothelial system.

**Synonyms:** - Kupffer Cells - Kupffer's Cell - Stellate Sinusoidal Macrophage