Granulocyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹan.jə.ləʊˌsaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Granulocyte is a noun meaning (cytology, immunology) Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.
Meaning
(cytology, immunology) Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.
Example Sentences
This is easily explained, because pathological cells that are only occasional wanderers into the free circulation, aside from the granulocyte group, probably all are "mononuclear" , "non-granular", and "large" , characteristics which, all authors agree, brand cells as belonging to the "large lymphocytes".
Word Forms
- granulocytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neutrophilic, macrophage, granuloblast, coagulocyte, granulopoiesis, granulocytopoiesis.
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