Monocyte
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
- 2 a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria wordnet
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Borrowed from German Monozyt.
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