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English term or phrase:
what is monocitos
English answer:
Monocytes
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George Vardanyan
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what is monocitos
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fullinformation on the word monocitos, and what percentage shsould be in our body
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Monocytes
Los monocitos son leucocitos, del tipo agranulocítico, ya que no presentan abundancia de gránulos citoplásmicos. Circulan por la sangre
Monocytes are extremely variable in appearance but there are no consistent species differences.
Monocyte
A white blood cell which can ingest dead or damaged cells (through phagocytosis) and provide immunological defences against many infectious organisms. Monocytes migrate into tissues and develop into macrophages ..
http://www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/ Glossary/monocyte.html
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Monocytes are extremely variable in appearance but there are no consistent species differences.
Monocyte
A white blood cell which can ingest dead or damaged cells (through phagocytosis) and provide immunological defences against many infectious organisms. Monocytes migrate into tissues and develop into macrophages ..
http://www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/ Glossary/monocyte.html
all information here: http://library.thinkquest.org/23054/hdefense/page3b.html
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Large white blood cell (Células presente en la sangre)
Large phagocytic leucocytes with a spherical nucleus and clear cytoplasm (2-10 % of total leucocytes).
Células del sistema retículo-endotelial, presentes en la sangre normal (2-10% del total de leucocitos en el hombre). Caracterizada por su comportamiento fagocítico, se supone precursora de los macrófagos.
Fuente: Vocabulario Científico y Técnico, Espasa Calpe
Células del sistema retículo-endotelial, presentes en la sangre normal (2-10% del total de leucocitos en el hombre). Caracterizada por su comportamiento fagocítico, se supone precursora de los macrófagos.
Fuente: Vocabulario Científico y Técnico, Espasa Calpe
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English term (edited):
Monocytosis
abnormal increase of white blood cells: an abnormal increase in the numbers of a type of white blood
An abnormal increase of monocytes in the blood, occurring in infectious mononucleosis and certain bacterial infections such as tuberculosis
Monocytosis often occurs during chronic inflammation. Diseases that produce this state include tuberculosis, chronic neutropenia, and Hodgkin's disease.
increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia
Monocytosis often occurs during chronic inflammation. Diseases that produce this state include tuberculosis, chronic neutropenia, and Hodgkin's disease.
increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Jörgen Slet
: I think the asker is Hispanic and asks about monocytes, not monocytosis
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