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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

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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

Surely now the regular leucocyte cavalry have them at their mercy, and can cut them down at leisure.

From Preventable Diseases by Hutchinson, Woods

The Lymphocyte.—This is the smallest leucocyte, being only about 0.0065 mm. in diameter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Degeneration and death of cells, haemorrhages, serous and fibrinous exudations, leucocyte emigration, proliferation of connective tissue and other cells, may be mentioned as some of the fundamental changes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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