monocyte

IPA/ˈmɒnəsaɪt/
IPA/ˈmɑːnəsaɪt/

monocyte — noun

  • monocytesingular
  • monocytesplural

1. One of the body's larger disease-fighting blood cells, able to leave the bloodst

1.名詞C2
釋義

One of the body's larger disease-fighting blood cells, able to leave the bloodstream and clean up germs or damaged tissue.

例句

The lab report showed that Mira's monocyte level was slightly high.

pattern: monocyte level was high

Doctors checked monocytes in Ken's blood after his week-long fever.

pattern: monocytes in the blood

同義詞
  • white blood cell

    broader term — a monocyte is one type of white blood cell

  • leukocyte

    technical umbrella term — it includes monocytes and several other white blood cells

文法句型

monocyte + count/level

monocytes + in + the blood

rise in + monocytes

用法筆記

Used mainly in medical and biology contexts, especially in blood test results and discussions of the immune system. In everyday conversation, people usually say 'white blood cell' unless the exact cell type matters.

常見錯誤

❌A monocyte is a kind of red blood cell.
✅A monocyte is a kind of white blood cell.
💡A monocyte belongs to the white blood cell group, not the red blood cell group.