- agranulocyte
- noun Date: circa 1923 a white blood cell without cytoplasmic granules
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Agranulocyte — Agranulocytes are a category of white blood cells characterised by the absence of granules in their cytoplasm.There are two types of agranulocytes: * Lymphocytes * Monocytes.Lymphocytes are much more common in the lymphatic system, and include… … Wikipedia
agranulocyte — A nongranular leukocyte. [G. a priv. + L. granulum, granule, + G. kytos, cell] * * * agran·u·lo·cyte ( )ā gran yə lō .sīt n a white blood cell without cytoplasmic granules compare GRANULOCYTE * * * agran·u·lo·cyte (a granґu lo sīt″)… … Medical dictionary
agranulocyte — agran·u·lo·cyte … English syllables
agranulocyte — A type of white blood cell; monocytes and lymphocytes are agranulocytes … English dictionary of cancer terms
agranulocyte — (ˈ)āˈgranyəlōˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary a (II) + granulo + cyte : a leukocyte without cytoplasmic granules : a lymphocyte or monocyte compare granulocyte … Useful english dictionary
Monocyte — under a light microscope (40x) from a peripheral blood smear surrounded by red blood cells. Latin monocytus Code … Wikipedia
Granulocyte — Granulocytes are a category of white blood cells characterised by the presence of granules in their cytoplasm. [eMedicineDictionary|granulocyte] They are also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN or PML) because of the varying shapes of the… … Wikipedia
Monoblast — Code TH H2.00.04.3.08002 Monoblasts are normally found in bone marrow and do not appear in the normal peripheral blood. They mature into monocytes which, in turn, deve … Wikipedia
Granulocyte — A type of white blood cell filled with microscopic granules that are little sacs containing enzymes, compounds that digest microorganisms. Granulocytes are part of the innate immune system and have somewhat nonspecific, broad based activity. They … Medical dictionary
Monoblaste — Les Monoblastes sont des cellules qui se trouvent normalement dans la moelle osseuse et qui n apparaissent pas dans le sang périphérique normal. Elles se transforment en monocytes, qui se transforment ensuite en macrophages. Voir aussi Monocyte… … Wikipédia en Français
