monocito

See also: monócito

Italian

Noun

monocito m (plural monociti)

  1. monocyte

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Monozyt, coined by A. Ferrata and A. Pappenheim in 1910; equivalent to a blend of mononuclear +‎ leucocito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monoˈθito/ [mo.noˈθi.t̪o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /monoˈsito/ [mo.noˈsi.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: mo‧no‧ci‧to

Noun

monocito m (plural monocitos)

  1. (cytology) monocyte
    Hypernym: leucocito

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