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granulocyte

[gran-yuh-loh-sahyt]
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noun Cell Biology.
  1. a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
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Origin of granulocyte

First recorded in 1905–10; granule + -o- + -cyte
Also called polymorph.
Related formsgran·u·lo·cyt·ic [gran-yuh-loh-sit-ik] /ˌgræn yə loʊˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for granulocyte

granulocyte

noun
  1. any of a group of phagocytic leucocytes having cytoplasmic granules that take up various dyesSee also eosinophil, neutrophil (def. 1), basophil (def. 2)
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Derived Formsgranulocytic (ˌɡrænjʊləˈsɪtɪk), adjective
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granulocyte in Medicine

granulocyte

(grăn′yə-lō-sīt′)
n.
  1. Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm.
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Related formsgran′u•lo•cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.
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granulocyte in Science

granulocyte

[grăn′yə-lō-sīt′]
  1. Any of various white blood cells that contain granular material in the cytoplasm and are immunologically active, especially in phagocytosis. Granulocytes are the most numerous of the white blood cells in humans.
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