mon·o·cyte

(mŏn′ə-sīt′)

A large white blood cell that circulates in the blood and then migrates into the tissues, where it matures into a macrophage. Monocytes have a single well-defined nucleus.

mon′o·cyt′ic (-sĭt′ĭk), mon′o·cy′toid′ (-sī′toid′) adj.

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monocyte

(ˈmɒnəʊˌsaɪt)

(Physiology) a large phagocytic leucocyte with a spherical nucleus and clear cytoplasm

monocytic adj

ˌmonoˈcytoid adj

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mon•o•cyte

(ˈmɒn əˌsaɪt)

n.

a large white blood cell that is formed in bone marrow and spleen and circulates in the blood and may enter tissue to become a macrophage.

[< German Monozyt (1910); see mono-, -cyte]

mon`o•cyt′ic (-ˈsɪt ɪk) adj.

mon`o•cy′toid, adj.

mon·o·cyte

(mŏn′ə-sīt′)

Any of various large white blood cells that circulate in the blood and mature into macrophages. Monocytes engulf and break down microorganisms capable of causing infection.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

monocyte - a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

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

monoblast - a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow

Translations

monocyt

monocyte

mon·o·cyte

n. monocito, glóbulo blanco mononuclear granuloso.

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KEYWORDS: Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Nephropathy, Monocyte count to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio.

The relationship between monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and diabetic nephropathy

The researchers published their results in the renowned journal Nature Communications under the title 'Inflammation Triggers Immediate Rather Than Progressive Changes in Monocyte Differentiation in the Small Intestine'.

RWTH Aachen University: Scavenger Cells Protect the Body's Tissue in a Specific Way

Neutrophils, they discovered, induce monocyte production through release of a factor called CSF-1, and experiments with mice lacking the gene for hypocretin revealed that the hormone controls CSF1 expression, monocyte production and the development of arterial plaques.

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Recent studies have shown that peripheral monocyte count is an independent predictive factor for poor prognosis and mortality in cancers of the organs, such as head-neck, cervix, colon, biliary tract, and stomach (19-22).

Evaluation of the Role of the Relationship Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and Monocyte on Estimation of Mortality in Surgical Intensive Care Unit/Cerrahi Yogun Bakim Unitesinde Kirmizi Kan Hucre Dagilim Genisligi ve Monosit Arasi Iliskinin Mortalite Tahminindeki Rolunun Degerlendirilmesi

Lymphocyte and monocyte counts were obtained from complete blood count results, and LMR was calculated by dividing the lymphocyte count with the monocyte count.

Assessing the outcome of patients with liver cirrhosis during hospital stay: A comparison of lymphocyte/monocyte ratio with MELD and Child-Pugh scores

Purified CD14+ monocyte total RNA was sent to the Genomic Services Laboratory of the Hudson Alpha Institute of Biotechnology (Huntsville, AL) for RNA library construction using ribosomal-depleted RNA (Ribozero, Illumina) followed by sequencing on the HiSeq 4000 to a depth of ~ 200 million reads per sample.

Identification of Smoking-Associated Differentially Methylated Regions Using Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing and Cell type-Specific Enhancer Activation and Gene Expression

The bivariate correlations procedure from SPSS 13 was used to compute Spearman's [rho] correlation coefficient for monocyte count and sP-selectin level.

Association of Peripheral Monocyte Count with Soluble P-Selectin and Advanced Stages in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

First, we analyzed the numbers of all progenitor and stem cells identified as CD34+ cells as well as HSCs, VSELs, EPCs, and frequencies of monocyte subsets in ALL patients after chemotherapy before G-CSF administration, and we compared these values with age-matched control subjects.

Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells, Endothelial Progenitor Cells, and Different Monocyte Subsets Are Effectively Mobilized in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients after G-CSF Treatment

Experiments were then conducted to reveal the mechanisms underlying the effects of AGEs on monocyte proliferation.

Advanced Glycation End Products Enhance Murine Monocyte Proliferation in Bone Marrow and Prime Them into an Inflammatory Phenotype through MAPK Signaling

The monocyte population was determined as CD14 positive cells and back gated on FSC/SSC dot plot.

Impaired Inflammatory Response to LPS in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus