monocyte

About 0.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.

Similar words

macrophage microphage monoblast promonocyte myelomonocyte leukomonocyte monokine monomyelocyte monocytopoiesis macrophagocyte

Often followed by

chemoattractant chemotactic and function adhesion chemotaxis colony is activation

Word family

monocytes monocytic