Definition of "granulocyte" [granulocyte]

• Any of a group of white blood cells having granules in the cytoplasm. (noun)

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• "Something in coffee -- though researchers have yet to determine what exactly that "something" is -- interacts with caffeine, boosting levels of a growth factor called granulocyte colony stimulating factor GCSF that appears to fight off Alzheimer's disease in mice, according to the study that will be published next week in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease."
• "I would have gone ahead with that version, but I was offered an alternative: I could inject a drug called granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to increase my body's production of stem cells so that many would migrate from bone to bloodstream."
• "Read more: www. newscientist.com Watch the yellow arrow on this video which points out where a type of white blood cell called a granulocyte is killing cervical cancer cells."