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monocyte definition

mono·cyte (män′ō sīt′, män′ə-)

noun

a large, mononuclear, nongranular white blood cell with a round or kidney-shaped nucleus

Etymology: mono- + -cyte

Related Forms:

  • monocytic mon′o·cyt′ic (-sit′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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