1. Specialized macrophages located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system (RES) (also called mononuclear phagocyte system). (wikipedia.org)
2. 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. (biology-online.org)
3. Phagocytic cells of the mononuclear phagocyte series found on the luminal surface of the hepatic sinusoids. (medilexicon.com)
Syn: Browicz-Kupffer cells, stellate macrophages, stellate cells of liver