Term: blood monocyte
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
Synonyms:
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
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]