Look up: Granulocyte

1. granulocyte
   [n] - a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
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2. Granulocyte
   Granulocyte: A type of white blood cell filled with microscopic granules that are little sacs containing enzymes, compounds that digest microorganisms. Granulocytes are part of the innate immune system and have somewhat nonspecific, broad-based activity. They do not respond exclusively to specific a...
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3. granulocyte
   Leucocyte with conspicuous cytoplasmic granules. In humans the granulocytes are also classified as polymorphonuclear leucocytes and are subdivided according to the staining properties of the granules into eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils (using a Romanovsky type stain); some invertebrate blood cells are also referred to, not very helpfully, as granulocytes.
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4. granulocyte
   <haematology> Leucocyte with conspicuous cytoplasmic granules. In humans the granulocytes are also classified as polymorphonuclear leucocytes and are subdivided according to the staining properties of the granules into eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils (using a Romanovsky type stain), som...
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5. granulocyte
   noun a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
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6. granulocyte
   (gran´u-lo-sīt″) granular leukocyte. adj., granulocyt´ic, adj. . band-form granulocyte band cell.
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7. granulocyte
   (from the article `blood`) Granulocytes, the most numerous of the white cells, are larger than red cells (approximately 12–15 micrometres). They have a multilobed nucleus and ... ...cells proliferate but do not mature properly, and erythropoiesis becomes largely ineffective. Anemia develops, the number of young red cells ... ......
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8. granulocyte
   Type: Term Pronunciation: gran′yū-lō-sīt′ Definitions: 1. A mature granular leukocyte; includes neutrophilic, acidophilic, and basophilic types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes; respectively, neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils.
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9. granulocyte
   A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma. Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are granulocytes. A granulocyte is a type of white blood cell. Also called granular leukocyte, PMN, and polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
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10. Granulocyte
    `Granulocytes` are a category of white blood cells characterized by the presence of granules in their granulocyte-->--> They are also called `polymorphonuclear leukocytes` (`PMN` or `PML`) because of the varying shapes of the cell nucleus|nucleus, which is usually lobed into three segments. In commo...
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