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leucocyte

American  
[loo-kuh-sahyt] / ˈlu kəˌsaɪt /

noun

Immunology.
  1. leukocyte.


leucocyte British  
/ ˈluːkəˌsaɪt, ˌluːkəˈsɪtɪk /

noun

  1. Also called: white blood cell.   white blood corpuscle.  any of the various large unpigmented cells in the blood of vertebrates See also lymphocyte granulocyte monocyte

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is well known that the leucocyte count is high in infancy and old age, decreasing in between.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Iodine or Glycogen Reaction.—The leucocyte count may be supplemented by staining films of the blood with a watery solution of iodine and potassium iodide.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The morphological character of leucocytosis is certainly not simple, and we must sharply separate various groups, according to the kind of leucocyte increased.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Starting at one end of the film move the slide slowly across the microscope stage and as each leucocyte comes into view count and record the number of ingested bacteria.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

The direction of motion is due to stimulation of that part of the body of the leucocyte which is towards the source of the stimulus.

From Disease and Its Causes by Councilman, William Thomas

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