| Term: | blood monocyte |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | blood |
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| Definition: | A complex mixture of cells suspended in a liquid matrix that delivers nutrients to cells and removes wastes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000007] |
| Name: | monocyte |
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| Synonyms: | monocytes |
| Definition: | Myeloid mononuclear recirculating leukocyte that can act as a precursor of tissue macrophages, osteoclasts and some populations of tissue dendritic cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009265] |