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leu⋅ko⋅cyte

  [loo-kuh-sit]
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–noun Immunology.
white blood cell.
Also, leucocyte.

Origin:
1865–70; leuko- + -cyte

Related forms:
leu⋅ko⋅cyt⋅ic  [loo-kuh-sit-ik] , adjective
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white blood cell

 
–noun
any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
Also called leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, white cell.

Origin:
1885–90
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leu·ko·cyte also leu·co·cyte   (lōō'kə-sīt')   
n.  See white blood cell.
leu'ko·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj., leu'ko·cy'toid' adj.
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Main Entry: leu·ko·cyte
Variant: or chiefly British leu·co·cyte /'lü-k&-"sIt/
Function: noun
1 : WHITE BLOOD CELL
2 : a cell (as a macrophage) of the tissues comparable to or derived froma leukocyte

Main Entry: white blood cell
Function: noun
: any of the blood cells that are colorless, lack hemoglobin, contain a nucleus, and include the lymphocytes, monocytes,neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils called also leukocyte, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle; —compare RED BLOOD CELL
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leukocyte leu·ko·cyte or leu·co·cyte (l&oomacr;'kə-sīt')
n.
See white blood cell.

leu'ko·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.

white blood cell n.
Abbr. WBC
Any of the colorless or white cells in the blood that have a nucleus and cytoplasm and help protect the body from infection and disease through specialized neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes. Also called leukocyte, white corpuscle.

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