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granulocyte

 
Dictionary: gran·u·lo·cyte   (grăn'yə-lō-sīt') pronunciation

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

granulocytic gran'u·lo·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.

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Dental Dictionary: granulocyte
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A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) characterized by the presence of cytoplasmic granules.

Veterinary Dictionary: granulocyte
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Any cell containing granules, especially a granular leukocyte.

  • band-form g. — band cell.
  • g. colony-stimulating factor — see colony-stimulating factors.
  • g.–macrophage colony-stimulating factor — see colony-stimulating factors.
 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more