| acanthocyte | (noun) an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm | - |
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| akaryocyte | (noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) | Synonyms: acaryote, akaryote |
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| astrocyte | (noun) comparatively large neuroglial cell | - |
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| blastocyte | (noun) an undifferentiated embryonic cell | - |
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| choanocyte | (noun) any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body | Synonyms: collar cell |
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| erythrocyte | (noun) a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus | Synonyms: RBC, red blood cell |
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| gametocyte | (noun) an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis | - |
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| gangliocyte | (noun) a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system | Synonyms: ganglion cell |
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| granulocyte | (noun) a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm | - |
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| histiocyte | (noun) a macrophage that is found in connective tissue | - |
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| labrocyte | (noun) a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation | Synonyms: mast cell, mastocyte |
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| leucocyte | (noun) blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | Synonyms: leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle |
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| leukocyte | (noun) blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | Synonyms: leucocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle |
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| lymphocyte | (noun) an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection | Synonyms: lymph cell |
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| macrocyte | (noun) abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) | Synonyms: megalocyte |
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| mastocyte | (noun) a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation | Synonyms: labrocyte, mast cell |
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| megakaryocyte | (noun) a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets | - |
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| megalocyte | (noun) abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) | Synonyms: macrocyte |
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| melanocyte | (noun) a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone | - |
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| microcyte | (noun) an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter) | - |
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| microgliacyte | (noun) a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue | - |
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| monocyte | (noun) a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria | - |
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| myelocyte | (noun) an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow | - |
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| neurogliacyte | (noun) a cell of the neuroglia | Synonyms: glial cell, neuroglial cell |
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| oligodendrocyte | (noun) a cell of the oligodendroglia | - |
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| oocyte | (noun) a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions | - |
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| osteocyte | (noun) mature bone cell | - |
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| phagocyte | (noun) a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms | Synonyms: scavenger cell |
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| plasmacyte | (noun) a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood | Synonyms: plasma cell |
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| reticulocyte | (noun) an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules | - |
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| siderocyte | (noun) an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin | - |
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| spermatocyte | (noun) a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids | - |
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| spherocyte | (noun) an abnormal spherical red blood cell | - |
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| thrombocyte | (noun) tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting | Synonyms: blood platelet, platelet |
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