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monocyte
mon·o·cyte [ mónnə st ] (plural mon·o·cytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
type of white blood cell: a large circulating white blood cell, formed in the bone marrow and in the spleen, that has a single well-defined nucleus and consumes large foreign particles and cell debris

mon·o·cyt·ic [ mònnə síttik ] adjective
mon·o·cy·toid [ mònnə s tòyd ] adjective
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