Medical Dictionary
monocyte
noun mono·cyte \ˈmän-ə-ˌsīt\
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
—mono·cyt·ic \ˌmän-ə-ˈsit-ik\ adjective
—mono·cyt·oid \-ˈsīt-ˌȯid\ adjective
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