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granulocyte
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gran·u·lo·cyte  (grny-l-st)
n.
Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm.
granu·lo·cytic (-stk) adj.
granulocyte  (grny-l-st)
Any of various white blood cells that contain granular material in the cytoplasm and are immunologically active, especially in phagocytosis. Granulocytes are the most numerous of the white blood cells in humans.
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Noun1.granulocyte - a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
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


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