Etymology

monocytosis

M3O1N1O1C3Y4T1O1S1I1S1

Today it means: An increase in the number of circulating monocytes. Full definition →

English monocyte ← German Monozyt
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  1. GermanMonozyt
  2. Englishmonocyte
  3. English todaymonocytosis

From monocyte + -osis.

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