leukocyte

[ loo-kuh-sit ]

/ ˈlu kəˌsɪt /

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noun Immunology.

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Origin of leukocyte

First recorded in 1865–70; leuko- + -cyte

leu·ko·cyt·ic

[loo-kuh-sit-ik], /ˌlu kəˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

Most characteristic is the presence of Curschmann's spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals, and eosinophilic leukocytes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The polymorphonuclear leukocytes are taken as the type of the group, because they are by far the most numerous.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They were devised for counting the leukocytes in the same specimen with the red corpuscles.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Leukocytes are easily distinguished from red cells, especially when Toisson's diluting fluid is used.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

White corpuscles, or leukocytes, are less highly differentiated cells.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

leukocyte

See white blood cell.