MONOCYTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monocyte mean? 

• MONOCYTE (noun)
  The noun MONOCYTE has 1 sense:

1. a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

  Familiarity information: MONOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOCYTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("monocyte" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monocyte"):

monoblast (a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the monocyte chemotactic protein 1 in a biological specimen.

(Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the number of monocytes in a blood sample.

(Monocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the monocytes in a biological specimen.

(Monocyte Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 present in a sample.

(Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

While HER2/neu is overexpressed in a variety of epithelial malignancies, expression of Fc gammaRI is primarily found in cytotoxic immune cells, including monocytes, macrophages, and cytokine-activated polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells.

(Bispecific Antibody MDX-H210, NCI Thesaurus)

The aluminum component of this adjuvant binds to the protein conjugate, resulting in improved antigenicity, whereas the modified lipid A component enhances the immune responses by activating monocytes, macrophages and cytokines.

(AS04 Adjuvant, NCI Thesaurus)

A protein found on the surface of some immune system cells, including B cells and monocytes.

(B7-1, NCI Dictionary)

Monocyte Differentiation Antigen CD14 (375 aa, 40 kD) is a cell fate protein that is encoded by the human CD14 gene and has a role in apoptosis and phagocytosis.

(Monocyte Differentiation Antigen CD14, NCI Thesaurus)

Monocytes are a class of phagocytes involved in non-specific immune defense that develop into macrophages.

(Monocyte Phagocytosis and Adhesion Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the monocytes to leukocytes in a biological specimen.

(Monocyte to Leukocyte Ratio, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)