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
The morphological character of leucocytosis is certainly not simple, and we must sharply separate various groups, according to the kind of leucocyte increased.
From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.
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 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
Starting at one end of the film move the slide slowly across the microscope stage and as each leucocyte comes into view count and record the number of ingested bacteria.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
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