monocyte
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1. a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria (noun.body)
hypernym | : | leucocyte, leukocyte, wbc, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle, |
definition | : | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | monoblast, |
definition | : | a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow (noun.body) |
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