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mono·cyte | \ ˈmä-nə-ˌsīt 
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\Definition of monocyte
: a large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersed throughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the connective tissue where it differentiates into a macrophage
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monocytic \ ˌmä-nə-ˈsi-tik \ adjective
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nounmono·cyte | \ ˈmän-ə-ˌsīt \
\Medical Definition of monocyte
: a large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersed throughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the connective tissue where it differentiates into a macrophage
Other Words from monocyte
monocytic \ ˌmän-ə-ˈsit-ik \ adjective
\ adjectivemonocytoid \ -ˈsīt-ˌȯid \ adjective
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The first known use of monocyte was circa 1913
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