leucocyte

American  

[loo-kuh-sahyt] / ˈlu kəˌsaɪt /

noun

Immunology.

1. leukocyte.

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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

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Other Word Forms

• leucocytic adjective

Example Sentences

They found evidence for strong positive selection on the regulatory region of the human leucocyte antigen gene HLA-DQA1 in the ancient population.

From The Guardian

Unlike HIV, which only infects two types of immune cells, Ebola first infects the leucocytes, the white cells that patrol the blood and lymph system.

From The Guardian

It was found that the tissues were attacked by phagocytic cells that became enlarged and carried away fragments of the tissue; the cells were subsequently identified as leucocytes or blood-cells.

From Project Gutenberg

But he does not say why it is that there is no such coagulation in suppurative processes, where the leucocytes are more numerous.

From Project Gutenberg

Simply because the red corpuscles that rule our destinies are, when dynamic, mighty breeders of hope; if the powers and principalities of darkness prevail, our guardian angels, the phagocytes, are dominated by the leucocytes.

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