Etymology

monocyte

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Today it means: A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage. Full definition →

German Monozyt
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  1. German · borrowed fromMonozyt
  2. German · borrowed fromMonozyt
  3. English todaymonocyte

Borrowed from German Monozyt.

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