monocytic series

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• monocytic — mono·cyt·ic (mon″o sitґik) 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of monocytes. 2. pertaining to the monocytic series; see under series …   Medical dictionary

• monocyte series — monocytic series the succession of developing cells that ultimately culminates in the monocyte; after the colony forming unit–granulocyte macrophage, the stages in order of maturity are the monoblast, promonocyte, and the mature monocyte …   Medical dictionary

• leukocyte — A type of cell formed in the myelopoietic, lymphoid, and reticular portions of the reticuloendothelial system in various parts of the body, and normally present in those sites and in the circulating blood (rarely in other tissues). Under various… …   Medical dictionary

• Monocyte — A white blood cell that has a single nucleus and can ingest (take in) foreign material. (In other words, a monocyte is thus a mononuclear phagocyte that circulates in the blood.) Monocytes later emigrate from blood into the tissues of the body… …   Medical dictionary

• Macrophage — A type of white blood that ingests (takes in) foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune response to foreign invaders such as infectious microorganisms. Blood monocytes migrate into the tissues of the body and there differentiate …   Medical dictionary

• monoblast — An immature cell that develops into a monocyte. [mono + G. blastos, germ] * * * mono·blast män ə .blast n a motile cell of the spleen and bone marrow that gives rise to the monocyte of the circulating blood * * * n. the earliest identifiable cell …   Medical dictionary

• promonocyte — SYN: premonocyte. * * * pro·mono·cyte män ə .sīt n a cell in an intermediate stage of development between a monoblast and a monocyte * * * pro·mono·cyte (pro monґo sīt) a precursor in the monocytic series, being a cell intermediate in… …   Medical dictionary

• mononuclear phagocyte — any cell of the monocyte macrophage lineage, including macrophages, monocytes, and their precursors in the monocytic series …   Medical dictionary

• leukemia — Progressive proliferation of abnormal leukocytes found in hemopoietic tissues, other organs, and usually in the blood in increased numbers. L. is classified by the dominant cell type, and by duration from onset to death. This occurs in acute l.… …   Medical dictionary

• blood disease — Introduction       any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone …   Universalium

• Acute myeloid leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acute myeloid leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|92|0|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|205.0 ICDO = ICDO|9861|3 Caption = Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Arrows indicate Auer rods. OMIM = 602439 MedlinePlus =… …   Wikipedia