granulocyte
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granulocyte (ˈɡrænjʊləˌsaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| eosinophil neutrophil See also basophil any of a group of phagocytic leucocytes having cytoplasmic granules that take up various dyes | |
| granulocytic | |
| —adj | |
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Medical Dictionary
granulocyte gran·u·lo·cyte (grān'yə-lō-sīt')
n.
Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm.
gran'u·lo·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.
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| granulocyte (grān'yə-lō-sīt') Pronunciation Key
Any of various white blood cells that contain granular material in the cytoplasm and are immunologically active, especially in phagocytosis. Granulocytes are the most numerous of the white blood cells in humans. |
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The patient may be treated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor after chemotherapy.
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