English Explanatory Dictionary

mid cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white blood cell, such as a monocyte or blast cell, with around 100 femtoliters in volume, greater than most lymphocytes and less than most granulocytes.

Word forms

mid cell mid cells mid-cell

Etymology

From mid (“middle”) + cell, named after the fact that the cell appears as part of the middle peak of three peaks usually seen in a white blood cell histogram organized by cell volume and analyzed in three parts.

Synonyms

MID
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