Monocyte

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
  2. 2
    a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from German Monozyt.

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