leuc-

American  

1. variant of leuco- before a vowel.

   leucemia.

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Usage

What does leuc- mean? Leuc- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “white” or "white blood cell." It is often used in medical and scientific terms.Leuc- comes from the Greek leukós, meaning “white, bright.”Leuc- is a variant of leuco-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use leuco- article.

Example Sentences

Finally, the process has been found in connection with leuc�mia, chronic intermittent fever, rickets, gout, and certain malignant tumors.

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The dyscrasi� known as an�mia, leuc�mia, ur�mia, icterus, and diabetes are to be regarded less as inflammatory causes than as predisposing conditions which favor the action of other groups of causes.

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The Thebans then marched forth to meet their foes; and the two armies met at Leuc´tra, a small town in Bœotia.

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Veria, qu� et Canfera, vel Campoveria potius dicitur, alterum est inter oppida hujus insul�, muro et mœnibus clausa, situ quidem ad aquilonem obversa, et in ipso oceani littore: fossam habet, qu� Middelburgum usque extenditur, � qu� urbe leuc� tantum unius, etc.

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