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Vinony

granulocyte

noun

  1. mature white blood cells with granules in the cytoplasm
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹan.jə.ləʊˌsaɪt/ / /ˈɡɹæn.jə.ləʊˌsaɪt/ / /ˈɡɹæn.jə.loʊˌsaɪt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English granule Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English granulocyte From granule + -o- + -cyte.

  1. Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.

    “This is easily explained, because pathological cells that are only occasional wanderers into the free circulation, aside from the granulocyte group, probably all are "mononuclear" , "non-granular", and "large" , characteristics which, all authors agree, brand cells as belonging to the "large lymphocytes".”