monocyte

Noun

Meaning

a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

leukocyte granulocyte eosinophil basophil macrophage band cell dendritic cell histioblast monocytic leucocytes granulocyte-monocyte precursor cell granulocyte-monocyte precursor granulocyte-monocyte progenitor cell intermediate monocyte granulocytic-macrophagal precursor
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Hypernyms

leukocyte leucocyte WBC white blood cell white cell white corpuscle

Hyponyms

monoblast

Related terms

monocytic monocytoid

Phrases with the word

granulocyte-monocyte precursor cell granulocyte-monocyte precursor granulocyte-monocyte progenitor cell intermediate monocyte monocyte-derived

Close letter words and terms

monocystic monocystid monocystidean monocyte-derived monocytemia monocytic