monocytoid

mon·o·cyte   (mŏn'ə-sīt')    n.  A large, circulating, phagocytic white blood cell, having a single well-defined nucleus and very fine granulation in the cytoplasm. Monocytes constitute from 3 to 8 percent of the white blood cells in humans. mon'o·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk), mon'o·cy'toid' (-sī'toid') adj.

Main Entry: mono·cyte
Pronunciation: 'män-&-"sIt
Function: noun
: a large white blood cell with finely granulated chromatin dispersedthroughout the nucleus that is formed in the bone marrow, enters the blood, and migrates into the connective tissue where it differentiates into a macrophage —mono·cyt·ic /"män-&-'sit-ik/ adjective —mono·cyt·oid /-'sIt-"oid/ adjective

monocyte mon·o·cyte (mŏn'ə-sīt')
n.
A large, circulating, phagocytic white blood cell that has a single well-defined nucleus and very fine granulation in the cytoplasm and that constitutes from 3 to 8 percent of the white blood cells in humans.

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mon'o·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) or mon'o·cy'toid' (-sī'toid') adj.

monocyte   (mŏn'ə-sīt')  Pronunciation Key  Any of various large white blood cells that are formed in the bone marrow, circulate in the blood, and destroy pathogenic bacteria by phagocytosis. Monocytes develop into macrophages in various body tissues.