Monocyte disorders

[Ernesto]

Monocytes are a type of white blood cell that fight certain infections and help other white blood cells remove dead or damaged tissues, destroy cancer cells, and regulate immunity against foreign substances.
Monocytes are produced in the bone marrow and then enter the blood, where they account for about 1 to 10% of the circulating white blood cells (200 to 600 monocytes per microliter of blood [0.2 to 0.6

[Sommer]

one of various problems that affect monocytes (= a type of white blood cell important for protecting the body against disease) :