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Myelocyte vs Monocyte - What's the difference?

myelocyte | monocyte |

As nouns the difference between myelocyte and monocyte

is that myelocyte is a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature while monocyte is (immunology|cytology) a type of blood leukocyte that differentiates into a macrophage.

myelocyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature
  • a cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord

    • monocyte

    English

    (wikipedia monocyte)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (immunology, cytology) A type of blood leukocyte that differentiates into a macrophage.

    • Related terms

    * monocytic * monocytically ----