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Definition of Granulocyte

1. Noun. A leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm.

Definition of Granulocyte

1. Noun. (context: cytology immunology) Any of various blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm. ¹

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Definition of Granulocyte

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Granulocyte

1. Leucocyte with conspicuous cytoplasmic granules. In humans the granulocytes are also classified as polymorphonuclear leucocytes and are subdivided according to the staining properties of the granules into eosinophils, basophils and neutrophils (using a Romanovsky type stain), some invertebrate blood cells are also referred to, not very helpfully, as granulocytes. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Granulocyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"J granulocyte Mobility Induced by Chemotactic Factor in the Agarose Plate (40287) TO TONO-OKA, MASAYUKI NAKAYAMA, AND SHUZO MATSUMOTO Department of ..."

2. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1995)
"MAST CELL: A granulocyte found in tissue. The contents of the mast cells, along with those of basophils, are responsible for the symptoms of allergy. ..."

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