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Which type of WBCs are called granulocytes and why?

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A granulocyte is a category of white blood cells characterized by the presence of granules in their cytoplasm. They are also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes or polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN, PML or PMNL) because of the varying shapes of the nucleus, which is usually lobed into two or three segments

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