Search Results for: monocyte
Monocytopoiesis
Definition noun, plural: monocytopoieses The hematopoiesis of monocytes Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of forming... Read More
Cell differentiation
Cells are often described as the building blocks of life as they are the smallest unit used to build up organisms. Cells can... Read More
Macrophage
Definition noun, plural: macrophages A leukocyte whose main function is to eliminate cellular debris and foreign particles... Read More
Mononuclear leukocyte
Definition noun, plural: mononuclear leukocytes A leukocyte characterized by having a nucleus with only one lobe, as opposed... Read More
Myeloblast
Definition noun, plural: myeloblasts A precursor cell that gives rise to a promyelocyte during... Read More
Monocytopenia
Definition noun An abnormally low concentration of circulating monocytes in the blood. Supplement Monocytopenia is a form of... Read More
Kupffer cell
Definition noun, plural: Kupffer cells A specialized stellate macrophage cell that is located fixedly within the liver... Read More
Rosette formation
rosette formation The in vitro formation of clusters consisting of a cell (usually a lymphocyte) surrounded by antigenic... Read More
Histiocyte
Definition noun, plural: histiocytes A reticular connective tissue macrophage or a dendritic cell, derived from the bone... Read More
Erythropoiesis
Definition noun, plural: erythropoieses The hematopoiesis of red blood cells Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of... Read More
Langerhans cell
Definition noun, plural: Langerhans cells An antigen-presenting (dendritic) cell characterized by the presence of Birbeck... Read More
Purulent exudate
Definition noun A type of exudate that is distinctively thick and yellowish, grayish or greenish in color, and consisting... Read More
Mononuclear phagocyte system
Definition noun A system of cells located in reticular connective tissue, and are associated primarily with phagocytosis and... Read More
Endogenous pyrogen
Definition noun, plural: endogenous pyrogens A type of pyrogen produced by activated immune cells, and incite the rise in... Read More
Osseous tissue
What Is Bone Or Osseous Tissue? Osseous tissue is the structure providing, hard and mineralized connective tissues. Osseous... Read More
Granulopoiesis
Definition noun The hematopoiesis of granulocytes Supplement Hematopoiesis is the process of forming new blood cellular... Read More
Reticuloendothelial system
Definition noun The part of the immune system consisting of the phagocytic cells situated in reticular connective tissue, as... Read More
Erythroblast
Definition noun, plural: erythroblasts A nucleated red blood cell that develops into a reticulocyte Supplement The blood... Read More
Leukocytosis
What Is Leukocytosis? Leukocytosis is a condition wherein the number of White Blood Cells (WBCs) is increased above the... Read More
White blood cell
Definition noun, plural: white blood cells Any of the nucleated blood cells that lack hemoglobin, with a primary role in the... Read More
Proerythroblast
Definition noun, plural: proerythroblasts A progenitor cell that arises from the CFU-e, and then develops to become an... Read More
Biological Cell Defense
Organisms must find a means of defense against antigens such a viruses described on the previous tutorial. If this was not... Read More