Definition of Granulocyte

1. Noun. A leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm.

Generic synonyms: Leucocyte, Leukocyte, Wbc, White Blood Cell, White Blood Corpuscle, White Cell, White Corpuscle
Derivative terms: Granulocytic

Definition of Granulocyte

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Medical Definition of Granulocyte

1. Leucocyte with conspicuous cytoplasmic granules. In humans the granulocytes are also classified as polymorphonuclear leucocytes and are subdivided according to the staining properties of the granules into eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils (using a Romanovsky type stain), some invertebrate blood cells are also referred to, not very helpfully, as granulocytes. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Granulocyte

granule
granules
granule cell
granule cells
granule cell of connective tissue
granuliferous
granuliform
granulite
granulite
granulites
granulitic
granulo-
granuloblast
granuloblastosis
granulocyte (current term)
granulocyte (current term)
granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
granulocytes
granulocytic
granulocytic leukaemia
granulocytic leukemia
granulocytic sarcoma
granulocytic series
granulocytopenia
granulocytopenia
granulocytopoiesis
granulocytopoietic
granulocytosis
granuloma

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