monocyte
English
Etymology
Noun
monocyte (plural monocytes)
- (immunology, cytology) A type of blood leukocyte that differentiates into a macrophage.
Related terms
Translations
type of blood leukocyte
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Further reading
French
Etymology
Blend of mono(nucléaire) + (leuco)cyte
Noun
monocyte m (plural monocytes)
Further reading
- “monocyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /moˈno.ky.te/, [mɔˈnɔkʏt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /moˈno.t͡ʃi.te/, [moˈnɔːt͡ʃit̪e]
Noun
(deprecated template usage) monocyte m
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