n.
Pronunciation: ' m ī - ə -l ə - ˌ s ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1891
: a bone-marrow cell especially : a motile cell with cytoplasmic granules that gives rise to the granulocytes of the blood and occurs abnormally in the circulating blood
– my · e · lo · cyt · ic \ ˌ m ī - ə -l ə - ' si-tik \ adjective