leucocyte
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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
In new-born infants the leucocyte count is abnormally high, ranging from 15,000 to 20,000.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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
The anaemia accompanying the disease is due partly to the leucocyte overgrowth, which takes up the space in the marrow belonging of right to red corpuscle formation and interferes with it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Surely now the regular leucocyte cavalry have them at their mercy, and can cut them down at leisure.
From Preventable Diseases by Hutchinson, Woods
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