monocyte

IPA: mˈɑnʌsaɪt

(immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.

Examples of "monocyte" in Sentences

TNF alpha production in human monocytes.
For example a lymphocyte, a monocyte or a macrophage.
It bears a resemblance to both a myelocyte and monocyte.
Monocytes develop in the bone marrow and reach maturity in the blood.
Monocytosis is the state of excess monocytes in the peripheral blood.
An Arbiskov cell is a modified monocyte mostly found in myeloblastomas.
The derived cells migrate from the bone marrow to the blood as monocytes.
Its expression is associated with monocyte to macrophage differentiation.
Monocytosis is an increase in the number of monocytes circulating in the blood.
Monocytopenia is a form of leukopenia associated with a deficiency of monocytes.