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granulocyte
[gran´u-lo-sīt″]granular leukocyte. adj., adj granulocyt´ic.
band-form granulocyte band cell.
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gran·u·lo·cyte
(gran'yū-lō-sīt'),A mature granular leukocyte; includes neutrophilic, acidophilic, and basophilic types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes; respectively, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
[granulo- + G. kytos, cell]
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granulocyte
(grăn′yə-lō-sīt′)n.
Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm. Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are granulocytes.
gran′u·lo·cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.
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gran·u·lo·cyte
(gran'yū-lō-sīt)A mature granular leukocyte, including neutrophilic, acidophilic, and basophilic types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, i.e., respectively, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
[granulo- + G. kytos, cell]
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granulocyte
A white blood cell (LEUKOCYTE) containing granules. Granulocytes include NEUTROPHILS, BASOPHILS, EOSINOPHILS and their precursors. MAST CELLS are also granulocytes. These cells are components of the immune system.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
granulocyte
a type of white blood cell (LEUCOCYTE) that possesses granules in the cytoplasm and is formed in the bone marrow. Granulocytes form about 70% of all leucocytes and are of three types: EOSINOPHILS, BASOPHILS and NEUTROPHILS.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Granulocyte
Any of several types of white blood cells that have granules in their cell substance. Neutrophils are the most common type of granulocyte.
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gran·u·lo·cyte
(gran'yū-lō-sīt)A mature granular leukocyte, including neutrophilic, acidophilic, and basophilic types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, i.e., respectively, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
[granulo- + G. kytos, cell]
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