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granulocyte

Noun CEFR C1
ˈɡɹan.jə.ləʊˌsaɪt

Definitions

Any of various white blood cells that have granules in their cytoplasm.

Equivalents

Françaisgranulocyte
Portuguêsgranulócito
Italianogranulocita
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Examples

“This is easily explained, because pathological cells that are only occasional wanderers into the free circulation, aside from the granulocyte group, probably all are "mononuclear" , "non-granular", and "large" , characteristics which, all authors agree⟳, brand cells as belonging to the "large lymphocytes".”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor Granulocytic granulocytin granulocytopenia granulocytopoiesis

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