loading...| Preferred Name |
Monocyte |
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| Definitions |
Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12547 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocyte produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood; containing a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles. A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and travels through the blood to tissues in the body where it becomes a macrophage. Macrophages surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, remove dead cells, and boost immune responses. A monocyte is a type of white blood cell and a type of phagocyte. |
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C12547 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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| definition |
Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate bone marrow and released into the blood; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles. |
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| Display_Name |
Monocyte |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C78734 |
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| label |
Monocyte |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Monocyte |
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| Preferred_Name |
Monocyte |
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| prefixIRI |
NCIT:C12547 |
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| prefLabel |
Monocyte |
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| Semantic_Type |
Cell |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0026473 |
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