monocyte

Noun
  1. A type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria (synset 105460843)
    is a type of: leucocyte, leukocyte, wbc, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
    subtypes: monoblast - a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow

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