monocyte

noun

mono·cyte | \ ˈmä-nə-ˌsīt

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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Recent Examples on the Web No such monocyte or macrophage infection was seen in the control group of healthy blood donors. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 However, the antibodies generated by vaccines don't seem to facilitate monocyte infections and the inflammatory cascades that follow. — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022 The study found people with Covid-19 tended to have more of an unusual type of monocyte that had CD16 receptors. — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022 Analyzing patterns of gene expression in individual human immune system cells, the researchers refined the definitions of the types known as dendritic cells and monocytes and identified a novel type that had been overlooked. — Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2017

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