granulocyte

granulocyte
granulocytic /gran'yeuh loh sit"ik/, adj.
/gran"yeuh loh suyt'/, n. Cell Biol.
a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes. Also called polymorph.
[1905-10; GRANULE + -O- + -CYTE]

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