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gran⋅u⋅lo⋅cyte

  [gran-yuh-loh-sahyt]
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–noun Cell Biology.
a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
Also called polymorph.

Origin:
1905–10; granule + -o- + -cyte

Related forms:
gran⋅u⋅lo⋅cyt⋅ic  [gran-yuh-loh-sit-ik] , adjective
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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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Main Entry: gran·u·lo·cyte
Pronunciation: 'gran-y&-lO-"sIt
Function: noun
: a polymorphonuclear white blood cell (as a basophil,eosinophil, or neutrophil) with granule-containing cytoplasm —compare AGRANULOCYTE —gran·u·lo·cyt·ic /"gran-y&-lO-'sit-ik/ adjective
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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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