monocyte

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noun

A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.

OriginGerman Monozyt →
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Meanings

nounmonocyte (plural monocytes)

plural monocytes

  1. biologyA type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
leukomonocyte

Origin

  1. GermanMonozyt
  2. GermanMonozyt
  3. Englishmonocyte

Borrowed from German Monozyt.

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Translations

Catalan monòcit
  • monòcittype of blood leukocyte
Chinese Mandarin 单核细胞
  • 单核细胞 (dānhéxìbāo)type of blood leukocyte
Czech monocyt
  • monocyttype of blood leukocyte
Dutch monocyt
  • monocyttype of blood leukocyte
Finnish monosyytti
  • monosyyttitype of blood leukocyte
French monocyte
  • monocytetype of blood leukocyte
German Monozyt
  • Monozyttype of blood leukocyte
Hungarian monocita
  • monocitatype of blood leukocyte
Italian monocito
  • monocitotype of blood leukocyte
Latin monocytus
  • monocytustype of blood leukocyte
Portuguese monócito
  • monócitotype of blood leukocyte
Spanish monocito
  • monocitotype of blood leukocyte
Swedish monocyt
  • monocyttype of blood leukocyte
Cite this entry
APA

monocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocyte

MLA

“monocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocyte.

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