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granulocyte

[ gran-yuh-loh-sahyt ]
/ ˈgræn yə loʊˌsaɪt /

noun Cell Biology.

a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.

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Also called polymorph.

Origin of granulocyte

First recorded in 1905–10; granule + -o- + -cyte

OTHER WORDS FROM granulocyte

gran·u·lo·cyt·ic [gran-yuh-loh-sit-ik], /ˌgræn yə loʊˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby granulocyte

granule, granule cell, granulite, granulo-, granuloblast, granulocyte, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, granulocytic leukemia, granulocytic sarcoma, granulocytic series, granulocytopenia
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British Dictionary definitions for granulocyte

granulocyte
/ (ˈɡrænjʊləˌsaɪt) /

noun

any of a group of phagocytic leucocytes having cytoplasmic granules that take up various dyesSee also eosinophil, neutrophil (def. 1), basophil (def. 2)

Derived forms of granulocyte

granulocytic (ˌɡrænjʊləˈsɪtɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for granulocyte

granulocyte
[ grăn′yə-lō-sīt′ ]

n.

Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm.

Other words from granulocyte

gran′u•lo•cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.
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Scientific definitions for granulocyte

granulocyte
[ grăn′yə-lō-sīt′ ]

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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