granulocyte /gran·u·lo·cyte/ (gran´u-lo-sīt″) granular leukocyte.granulocyt´ic
Granulocyte
granulocyte
granulocyte [gran´u-lo-sīt″]
granulocyte
band-form granulocyte band cell.
gran·u·lo·cyte (gr n y -l -s t )n. Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm. gran u·lo·cytic (-s tk) adj. |
Granulocyte
Any of several types of white blood cells that have granules in their cell substance. Neutrophils are the most common type of granulocyte.
Mentioned in: Neutropenia
granulocyte
[gran′yoo͡ləsīt′]
Etymology: L, granulum + Gk, kytos, cell
a type of leukocyte characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules. Kinds of granulocytes are basophil, eosinophil, and neutrophil. Compare agranulocyte. granulocytic, adj.
granulocyte [gran´u-lo-sīt″]
granular leukocyte. adj., adj granulocyt´ic.
band-form granulocyte band cell.
granulocyte
(gran´y
lōsīt´),
n a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules.
lōsīt´), n a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules.
granulocyte
any cell containing granules, especially a granular leukocyte.
band-form granulocyte
band cell.
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
see colony-stimulating factors.
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
see colony-stimulating factors.
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