myelomonocyte

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noun

A monocyte that is in the process of developing into a granulocyte.

OriginEnglish monocyte ← German Monozyt ← Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós) →
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Meanings

nounmyelomonocyte (plural myelomonocytes)

plural myelomonocytes

  1. biologyA monocyte that is in the process of developing into a granulocyte.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμυελός (muelós)
  2. Englishmyelo-
  3. GermanMonozyt
  4. Englishmonocyte
  5. Englishmyelomonocyte

From myelo- + monocyte.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

monomyelocyte
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APA

myelomonocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelomonocyte

MLA

“myelomonocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelomonocyte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myelomonocyte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelomonocyte.

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