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granular white blood cell

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variants: also granular leukocyte

Medical Definition of granular white blood cell

: any of the white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm having specific affinity for certain biological stains and that include the eosinophils, basophils, and neutrophils — compare nongranular white blood cell

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“Granular white blood cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/granular%20white%20blood%20cell. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020.

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