Definition of Monocyte

1. Noun. A type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria.


Definition of Monocyte

1. Noun. (immunology cytology) A type of blood leukocyte that differentiates into a macrophage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monocyte

1. a type of white blood cell [n -S]

Medical Definition of Monocyte

1. Mononuclear phagocyte circulating in blood that will later emigrate into tissue and differentiate into a macrophage. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monocyte

monocular vision
monocularly
monoculars
monocule
monoculous
monocultural
monoculturalism
monoculturally
monoculture
monocultures
monoculus
monocycle
monocycles
monocyclic
monocystic
monocyte (current term)
monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
monocyte chemoattractant proteins
monocyte chemotactic and activating factor
monocyte derived neutrophil chemotactic factor
monocytes
monocytic
monocytic angina
monocytic leukaemia
monocytic leukemia
monocytic leukemoid reaction
monocytic leukocytosis
monocytic leukopenia
monocytoid cell
monocytopenia

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