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| | Holistic Health Encyclopedia - M |
 | | They are not normally seen in the bone marrow or peripheral blood, but may be seen in monocytic anemia. |
 | | A mononuclear phagocytic leukocyte, 13 µ to 25 µ in diameter, with an ovoid or kidney-shaped nucleus, containing lacey, linear chromatin, and abundant gray-blue cytoplasm filled with fine, reddish and azurophilic granules. |
 | | Formed in the bone marrow from promonocytes, monocytes are transported to tissues, as of the lung and liver, where they develop into macrophages. |
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