"monocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monocytes [plural]
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  1. (immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage. Hypernyms: agranulocyte, leukocyte Translations (type of blood leukocyte): monòcit [masculine] (Catalan), 单核细胞 (dānhéxìbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), monocyt [masculine] (Czech), monocyt [masculine] (Dutch), monosyytti (Finnish), monocyte [masculine] (French), Monozyt [masculine] (German), monocita (Hungarian), monocito (Italian), monocytus (english: Contemporary Latin) [masculine] (Latin), monócito (Portuguese), monocito (Spanish), monocyt [common-gender] (Swedish)

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