granulocyte

Noun

Meaning

a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

leukocyte lymphocyte leucocyte eosinophil monocyte basophil hematopoietic macrophage agranulocytosis haematopoietic hemopoietic haemopoietic granulocytic neutrophils pegylated

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Hypernyms

leukocyte leucocyte WBC white blood cell white corpuscle white blood corpuscle

Phrases with the word

eosinophilic granulocyte granulocyte-monocyte precursor cell granulocyte-monocyte precursor granulocyte-monocyte progenitor cell granulocyte-macrophage granulocyte-macrophage progenitor

Anagrams

glycuronate

Examples

Three CSFs are granulocyte-macrophage CSF (GM-CSF), granulocyte CSF (G-CSF) and macrophage CSF (M-CSF). citation These stimulate granulocyte formation and are active on either progenitor cells or end product cells. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

granuloblastic granuloblastoma granulocrine granulocyte precursor granulocyte-adsorbing granulocyte-colony