lymphocyte
noun
a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
lymphocytic
-
a word derived from
lymphocyte.
Example Sentences
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The drug, used to treat various blood cancers, like chronic lymphocytic leukemia, is Nurix’s investigational tyrosine kinase degrader that eliminates disease-causing proteins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Jaypirca, Lilly’s once-daily pill for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, is one example.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Henry was drafted and ended up in the Vietnam War, where environmental issues might have led to the illness, lymphocytic leukemia, that took his life in 1991.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
And while there exists a drug that exploits an enzyme pathway involved in glucose uptake, it is used for only one kind of cancer—chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2026
Just as little as a polynuclear increase is abnormal, is an increase of the lymphocytes remarkable; and in this case the lymphocytic increase was recognisable after the end of the fifth year.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by W. Myers
