semigranulocyte

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ granulocyte.

Noun

semigranulocyte (plural semigranulocytes)

1. A form of granulocyte having unstable granules
   • 2015 September 23, “The Involvement of Hemocyte Prophenoloxidase in the Shell-Hardening Process of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     At ecdysis stage, semigranulocyte numbers are reduced to 4.8 ± 1.1 x10 6 cells/ml hemolymph (60.7 ± 14.4% of THC) while granulocytes are counted to 2.6 ± 0.5 x10 6 cells/ml hemolymph (33.4 ± 6.3% of THC).