granulocyteproduction
nounUK /ˈɡrænjʊləsaɪt prəˈdʌkʃən/
US /ˈɡrænjəloʊsaɪt prəˈdʌkʃən/
Your body making special white blood cells that help fight germs.
Granulocyte production increases when the body is fighting an infection.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The biological process in bone marrow where granulocytes mature and are released into the blood.
Doctors monitored granulocyte production after the patient's chemotherapy.
3. A laboratory measure of how quickly new granulocytes are being formed.
The study tracked granulocyte production over a two-week period.
4. The regulated creation of infection-fighting cells under normal or stress conditions.
Stress hormones can influence granulocyte production.