NOUN | body | monocyte | a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria |
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Meaning | A type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria. | |
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Narrower | monoblast | A large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow |
Broader | leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi |
Spanish | monocito | |
Catalan | monòcit |
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