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Monocyte

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Noun

1. monocyte

a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Monocyte

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noun
a large phagocytic leucocyte with a spherical nucleus and clear cytoplasm

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Monocyte

see synonyms of monocyte
noun
a large, mononuclear, nongranular white blood cell with a round or kidney-shaped nucleus

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Monocyte

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n.
A large white blood cell that circulates in the blood and then migrates into the tissues, where it matures into a macrophage. Monocytes have a single well-defined nucleus.

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