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monocyte

noun
mono·​cyte | \ ˈmä-nÉ™-ËŒsÄ«t How to pronounce monocyte (audio) \

Definition of monocyte

: a large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersed throughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the connective tissue where it differentiates into a macrophage
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monocytic \ ËŒmä-​nÉ™-​ˈsi-​tik How to pronounce monocytic (audio) \ adjective

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 Analyzing patterns of gene expression in individual human immune system cells, the researchers refined the definitions of the types known as dendritic cells and monocytes and identified a novel type that had been overlooked. — Quanta Magazine, "Cell Atlases Reveal Biology’s Frontiers," 12 July 2017

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First Known Use of monocyte

circa 1913, in the meaning defined above

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monocyte

noun
mono·​cyte | \ ˈmän-É™-ËŒsÄ«t How to pronounce monocyte (audio) \

Medical Definition of monocyte

: a large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersed throughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the connective tissue where it differentiates into a macrophage

Other Words from monocyte

monocytic \ ËŒmän-​É™-​ˈsit-​ik How to pronounce monocytic (audio) \ adjective
monocytoid \ -​ˈsÄ«t-​ˌȯid How to pronounce monocytoid (audio) \ adjective

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