monocyte

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɒnəʊˌsaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′ə sīt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mon•o•cyte  (mon′ə sīt′),USA pronunciation n. [Cell Biol.]
  1. Cell Biologya large, circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests large foreign particles and cell debris.
  • 1910–15; mono- + -cyte
mon•o•cyt•ic  (mon′ə sit′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  mon′o•cy′toid, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
monocyte / ˈmɒnəʊˌsaɪt/
  1. a large phagocytic leucocyte with a spherical nucleus and clear cytoplasm
'monocyte' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
leucocyte - monokine

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